Huawei P40 Pro vs Huawei nova 8i Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P40 Pro
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Huawei P40 Pro or Huawei nova 8i Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P40 Pro | Huawei nova 8i | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2020, March 26 | 2021, July 07 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.86 in | 161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 2.94 in | |
| Weight | 209 g | 7.37 oz | 190 g | 6.7 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black | Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black | |
| Battery | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 970 EUR | 260 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.58" in | 6.67" in | |
| Screen area | 105.2 cm2 | 108.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.8:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 91.6% | 89.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1200 x 2640 px | 1080 x 2376 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 441 PPI | 0 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | ||
| Other specs | - HDR10 -90Hz refresh rate |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Quad | 64 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom -40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54'', PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) |
-64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF -8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
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| Functions | Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, Panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR; gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 132 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 137 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 113 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Dual | 16 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 103 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 108 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 | Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) | - Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 | Adreno 610 | |
| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 569211 | 201670 | |
| Antutu 8 Total | 493316 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 929 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2695 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1898 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4322 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 756 | 322 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2949 | 1328 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ELS-NX9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - ELS-N04 -5G - 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-NX9 1, 3, 5, 28, 38, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-N04 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | No | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 40W -Fast wireless charging 27W -Fast reverse wireless charging 27W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Fast charging 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min |
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