Phone Comparison - Huawei Mate 40 Pro 5G vs Huawei nova 9 vs Huawei nova 10

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced Expected Announcement - October 2020 September 2021 2022, July 04
Status Rumored - November 2020 Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 10
Colors Black, Silver Black, Blue, Green, Violet Black, Silver, Green, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.9 x 75.5 x 9.1 mm
(6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 in)
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
162.2 x 73.9 x 6.9 mm
(6.39 x 2.91 x 0.27 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 HarmonyOS 2.0 HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), no Google Play Services
User Interface EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Servic - EMUI 12 (Europe)
Processor Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.04 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP24 Adreno 642L Adreno 642L
RAM 12 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No No

display Display

Type QHD+ OLED Screen
HDR10+
120Hz Refresh rate
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
Colors 16M Colour 1B Colors 1B Colors
Size 6.76 inches 6.57 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1344 x 2772 pixels (456 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 93.99% 89.98% 89.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 12 MP + 20 MP + TOF 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
20 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/2.8", 1.0µm, PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
panorama, HDR
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)
panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@960fps, 720p@7680fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 13 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, panorama
4K, 1080p [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
60 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with tri-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
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS3.1) 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 65W
Fast wireless battery charging
Reverse wireless charging
Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 66W
Capacity 4400 mAh 4300 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -