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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 10 |
| 2021-09-20 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 440 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 has an overall score of 86.4, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro's 79.3 score. Huawei P40's body is just a bit lighter than Huawei nova 9 Pro, but it is just a little thicker and was released just a bit more than a year before. The Huawei P40 works with Android 10 operating system, and Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with HarmonyOS 2 operating system.
The Huawei P40 and Huawei nova 9 Pro both count with quite similar screens, although the Huawei P40 has a little lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, a bit smaller display and a quite lower display pixels density. The Huawei P40 features a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro and the Huawei P40 feature incredibly similar memory capacity to install applications and games, both have equal internal storage. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a little better battery performance than Huawei P40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3800mAh.
The Huawei P40 counts with a way better camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro. They have a back facing camera with a 50 mega-pixels resolution, the same video frame rates, a F1.9 camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 video definition.
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