Huawei Mate 40 Pro vs Huawei Nova 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 22, 2020	Oct 21, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€1200	€499

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches 162.9 x 75.5 x 9.1 mm	6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.48 oz / 212.0 g	6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Mystic silver	Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 93.79% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 89.89% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2772x1334px, 18.5:9 ratio, 455 PPI	2340x1080px, 19:5 ratio, 392 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3130 MHz Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo670
GPU
Mali G78 MP24	Adreno 642L
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)	8GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4400 mAh	4300 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 66.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm
Second camera
20 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 18 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 125 mm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, EIS
Front
13 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79, n80, n84, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

4G only and with HarmonyOS

OS	HarmonyOS 2
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Links

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