Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 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 |
| 9.02 | 12.21 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 is much better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, with an 86.4 score against 74.2. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android operating system, but the Huawei P40 has 10 version while Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Huawei P40 is a much newer phone than Huawei nova 2 Plus, but it is somewhat thicker and a little heavier.
The Huawei P40 has a bit better CPU than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P40 also has more RAM memory. Huawei P40 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a bit greater amount of pixels per display inch, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite larger display.
Huawei P40 takes a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for taking photographs and/or video in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a lot higher 50 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Huawei P40 has a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Huawei P40 features a bit better battery performance than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
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