Huawei Nova 9 vs Huawei P40 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 21, 2021	Mar 26, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€499

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm	5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches 148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet	Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 89.89% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 86.29% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19:5 ratio, 392 PPI	2340x1080px, 422 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo670	Octa-core 2860 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 642L	Mali-G76 MP16
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh	3800 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W	Wired: 22.5W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
32 MP	32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.1
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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