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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 |
| 6 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 |
| 12.21 | 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 | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 has a score of 86.4, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 9 Pro's 79.3 overall score. Even though the Huawei P40 is older and a bit thicker than Huawei nova 9 Pro, it's body is still just a bit lighter. The Huawei P40 counts with Android 10 operating system, while Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 operating system.
The Huawei P40 and the Huawei nova 9 Pro count with incredibly similar displays, although the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a bit greater pixel density, a slightly higher 1236 x 2676 pixels resolution and a bit larger display. The Huawei P40 has just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Huawei P40 has a lot better camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro. Both have the same video frame rates, the same (4K) video resolution, a F1.9 aperture and a 50 mega-pixels resolution camera. The Huawei nova 9 Pro's memory capacity for games and applications is just as good as the Huawei P40 one, both have the same 128 GB internal memory.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has just a bit better battery performance than Huawei P40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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