Huawei nova 8 5G vs Huawei P40

General Info

Manufacturer
Huawei	Huawei
Announced
2020, December 23	2020, March 26
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 05	Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April 7
Colors
Blue, Black, White; other colours	Various
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
160.1 x 74.1 x 76.4 mm (6.3 x 2.92 x 3.01 in)	148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm (5.86 x 2.8 x 0.33 in)
Weight
169 g (5.96 oz)	175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
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
4G Network
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)	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)
5G Network
1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA	5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)	- Fingerprint Sensor (In-Display ) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)

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

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

Rear Camera
64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]	50 MP + 16 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Features
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	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
Video
4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS	2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm HDR 4k/1080p@30fps [Similar]	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]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE	5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM	256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage
No	NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
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 battery charging 22.5W
Capacity
3800 mAh	3800 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-