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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-10-20 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 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 | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 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
Huawei P40 is slightly better than the Huawei Nova 9, having an 86.4 score against 81. The Huawei P40 body weights the same than the Huawei Nova 9, but it's just a bit thicker. Both devices in this comparison review use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P40 has the previous 10 version while Huawei Nova 9 has Android 11.
The Huawei P40 has a slightly better looking screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2340, the Huawei P40 also counts with a little bit greater pixel density. Huawei P40 has just a little better processing power than Huawei Nova 9, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Huawei P40 features as much memory capacity to install games and applications as Huawei Nova 9, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage. Huawei P40 features a little bit better camera than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have a 50 mega-pixels resolution back camera, the same (4K) video definition and the same aperture, the Huawei P40 also has faster 60 fps video frame rate.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little longer battery duration than Huawei P40, because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity against 3800mAh.
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