Home Phone comparison Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G and Huawei Nova 15 Pro - Which is better?

Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro

70 out 100
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
VS
82 out 100
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
Huawei Nova 15 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 202g
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.84in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G and Huawei Nova 15 Pro
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
vs
Huawei Nova 15 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.84 in
Resolution 1080x2436 pixels 1320x2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP65
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Metal
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
90.6 %
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G and Huawei Nova 15 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Da Vinci
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Maleoon 910
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 1536 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
1034
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
1501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
3257
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
3885
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10341501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32573885
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
739074
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
1443077
CPU220937507103
GPU148495586911
Memory202647214190
UX166995134873
NanoReview Score7390741443077

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 HarmonyOS 6
UI Skin HIOS 15 n/a

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-701n/a
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a69 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
146
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
134
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
138
Huawei Nova 15 Pro
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom110n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 52 mm
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.5 (0.4)
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 5.3 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos n/a No

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2025 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr December, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 500
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W Yes, 100 W
* 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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