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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-10-22 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a general score of 90.9, which is better than Huawei Nova 9's 81 general score. Huawei Mate 40 Pro is an older, heavier and somewhat thicker phone than Huawei Nova 9. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 40 Pro has the older 10 version while Huawei Nova 9 has Android 11 version.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a bit superior processor than Huawei Nova 9. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM amount. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has just a bit better looking display than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a better resolution of 1334 x 2772 pixels, a quite bigger screen and a bit better pixel count in each inch in the display.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro shoots much better photographs and videos than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same video resolution, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has faster video frame rate. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 256 GB internal memory.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a little better battery performance than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 2 percent greater battery size.
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