Phone Comparison - Huawei P40 vs Huawei nova 8 5G vs Huawei nova 8i

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced 2020, March 26 2020, December 23 July 2021
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April 7 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 05 Coming Soon - July 2021
Colors Various Blue, Black, White; other colours Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm
(5.86 x 2.8 x 0.33 in)
160.1 x 74.1 x 76.4 mm
(6.3 x 2.92 x 3.01 in)
161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm
(6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G Network 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (In-Display )
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS) Android 10 Android 10, no Google Play Services
User Interface EMUI 10.1 EMUI 11, no Google Play Services EMUI 11
Processor Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G77 (8-core) Adreno 610
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No No

display Display

Type OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
DCI-P3
HDR10+
FHD+ OLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.1 inches 6.57 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2376 pixels (391 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.48% 89.44% 89.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 16 MP + 8 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.28", PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF
8 MP, Periscope, f/4.0, 240mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 30x digital zoom
Leica optics, panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
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)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only)
HDR
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4k/1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0
HDR
1080p@30fps [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 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 22.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min
Reverse charging
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Capacity 3800 mAh 3800 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -