Huawei P40 Pro vs Huawei nova 9 Comparison and Differences

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Huawei P40 Pro

Huawei P40 Pro

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Huawei nova 9

Huawei nova 9

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Huawei P40 Pro or Huawei nova 9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei P40 Pro Huawei nova 9
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Release date 2020, March 26 2021, September 23
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.86 in 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.9 in
Weight 209 g | 7.37 oz 175 g | 6.17 oz
Body Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
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Colors Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet
Battery 4200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology OLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 1B
Screen size 6.58" in 6.57" in
Screen area 105.2 cm2 106.0 cm2
Screen format 19.8:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 91.6% 89.9%
Screen resolution 1200 x 2640 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 392 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - HDR10
-90Hz refresh rate
- 120Hz
-HDR10
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Quad 50 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)
-50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
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 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 132
DxOMark Photo 137
DxOMark Video 113
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Dual 32 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF
IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 103
DxOMark Photo 108
DxOMark Video 95

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670)
GPU Mali-G76 MP16 Adreno 642L
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 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 569211 522365
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 756 785
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2949 2813

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / 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 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
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/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (3), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio

Other features

Sensors - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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 18 min, 100% in 38 min
-Reverse charging

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