Huawei P40 Pro vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Pro
- Larger display: 6.84in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 202g vs 209g
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4200mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.1
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.58 in | 6.84 in |
| Resolution | 1200x2640 pixels | 1320x2856 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 441 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 600 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.5 % | 90.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.4 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 365 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 in) | 163 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 72.6 mm (2.86 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP65 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S |
| Max Frequency | 2860 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121) - 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121) |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Da Vinci | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP16 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU Cores | 576 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 600 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 691.2 GFLOPS | 1536 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1111 | 1501 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3131 | 3885 |
| CPU | 217681 | 507103 |
| GPU | 212255 | 586911 |
| Memory | 146459 | 214190 |
| UX | 141962 | 134873 |
| NanoReview Score | 718357 | 1443077 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 34.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 55 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 19 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 3286 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | Nano Memory | No |
Software
| OS | Android 10.0 | HarmonyOS 6 |
| OS Size | 16.5 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | EMUI 11 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4200 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 40 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (27 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (70% in 40 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 08:10 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:26 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:54 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 81 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 7680 fps (720p) | n/a |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 40 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX700 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 125 mm | 69 mm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 40 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX650 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.54 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 75 | n/a |
| Preview | 45 | n/a |
| Zoom | 124 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/2.5 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32) | n/a |
| LTE category | 21 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2020 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2020 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 720 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 500 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 100 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Nova 15 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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Total Votes: 1
