Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 8 5G vs Huawei Mate 40

Huawei nova 8 5G
huawei nova 8 5g
Huawei Mate 40
huawei mate 40
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei
Announced 2020, December 23 October 2020
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 05 Coming Soon - November 2020
Colors Blue, Black, White; other colours Mystic Silver, White, Black, Green, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160.1 x 74.1 x 76.4 mm
(6.3 x 2.92 x 3.01 in)
158.6 x 72.5 x 8.8 mm
(6.24 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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 (dual-SIM model only)
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) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA 1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 10
User Interface EMUI 11, no Google Play Services EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
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 (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 9000E 5G (5 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G77 (8-core) [Similar] Mali-G78 MP22 [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)

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR10
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.57 inches [Similar] 6.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2376 pixels (402 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.44% 89.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED 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/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.4, 85mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
Leica Optics, Panorama, HDR
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4k/1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
HDR, panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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 5.2, 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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 40W
Capacity 3800 mAh 4200 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -