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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 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black and Mystic silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 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
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is way better than the Huawei nova 2, having a general score of 90.9 against 74.2. Both of these devices use Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 40 Pro has the older 10 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Huawei Mate 40 Pro's construction is notably newer, but incredibly thicker and a lot heavier than Huawei nova 2.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a bit better performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has just a bit better screen than Huawei nova 2, because it has a little more pixels per inch in the screen, a really bigger screen and a higher resolution of 1334 x 2772.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a much better camera than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light images, it also counts with a much higher 50 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a superior battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 49 percent larger battery capacity.
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