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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-10-22 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black and Mystic silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a lot better than Huawei nova 2 Plus, having a general score of 90.9 against 74.2. Even though Huawei Mate 40 Pro is much newer than Huawei nova 2 Plus, it's much thicker and a lot heavier. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Mate 40 Pro has an older 10 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a little bit better looking display than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a quite greater pixels amount in each display inch, a larger screen and a higher resolution of 1334 x 2772px. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a bit better processing power than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 40 Pro features longer battery life than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro takes way better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for capturing images or video in low light environments, it also counts with a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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