Huawei P40 Pro vs Huawei Nova 9 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P40 Pro Huawei Nova 9
Released · Apr 07, 2020
Released · October 2021
6.6-inch
6.6-inch
Quad camera
Quad camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4200 mAh
4300 mAh
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Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches
158.2 x 72.6 x 8.95 mm
6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.37 oz (209.0 g) 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
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
Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 91.54% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 89.89% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2640x1200px, 19.8:9 ratio, 441 PPI 2340x1080px, 19:5 ratio, 392 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm) Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo670
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16 Adreno 642L
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
8GB/128GB (UFS)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10) Android (11)

Battery

Type
4200 mAh 4300 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Fast charging
Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W
Wireless: 27.0W
Wired: 66.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, 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
40 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal Length: 18 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.54"
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F3.4
Focal Length: 125 mm
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing 2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (7680 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, EIS
Front
32 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, 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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
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 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, eSIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
with 512GB storage
Memory 512GB
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