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| Global Score | |
| 88.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2640 x 1200 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Pro is much better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, having a score of 88.2 against 79.3. The Huawei P40 Pro has Android 10 OS, and Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 OS. Huawei P40 Pro's body is older, somewhat heavier and thicker than the Huawei nova 9 Pro. Huawei P40 Pro counts with a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Huawei P40 Pro has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a just a little lower display pixel density, a little smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1200 x 2640. The Huawei P40 Pro shoots much better photos and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro. Both have a same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 video definition and a same size aperture.
Huawei nova 9 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro feature really similar memory capacity for applications and games, they have the same 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei P40 Pro has a little longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 5 percent greater battery size.
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