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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 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 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 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
The Huawei P40 is much better than Huawei nova 2, with an 86.4 score against 74.2. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P40 has the previous 10 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat. Huawei P40's design is noticeably newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than Huawei nova 2.
Huawei P40 and Huawei nova 2 both have extremely similar displays, because although the Huawei P40 has a quite worse pixel number per inch in the screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a larger screen. Huawei P40 counts with a little bit better performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P40 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Huawei P40 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and videos, it also counts with a lot better 50 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality. The Huawei P40 has a little bit more memory for apps and games than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei P40 features longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 29% more battery size.
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