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Huawei Mate 40 vs Nokia 8 V 5G UW

What Mate 40 does better (20) and where 8 V 5G UW wins (5) — every spec side by side.

Huawei Mate 40
Huawei · 2020Mate 40
7.5Score
20 advantages≈ $680
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Nokia 8 V 5G UW
Nokia · 20208 V 5G UW
6.6Score
5 advantages≈ $640
7.1Display5.0
8.2Camera8.0
5.7Battery3.0
6.3Features7.1
Dimensions

Size comparison

Mate 408 V 5G UW
72.5 × 158.68.878.6 × 171.99
Mate 408 V 5G UWDifference
Height158.6 mm171.9 mm−13.3 mm
Width72.5 mm78.6 mm−6.1 mm
Thickness8.8 mm9 mm−0.2 mm
Weight188 g230 g−42 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Mate 40 better than 8 V 5G UW?

  1. Wired charging40 W vs 18 W2.2×
  2. Storage (max)256 GB vs 64 GB4×
  3. Refresh rate90 Hz vs 60 Hz+50%
  4. OLED panelYes · 8 V 5G UW: No
  5. Telephoto cameraYes · 8 V 5G UW: No
  6. Wireless chargingYes · 8 V 5G UW: No
  7. RAM8 GB vs 6 GB+33%
  8. CPU frequency3.13 GHz vs 2.4 GHz+30%
  9. Weight188 g vs 230 g+22%
  10. Storage (base)128 GB vs 64 GB2×
  11. 4K selfie videoYes · 8 V 5G UW: No
  12. Dual SIMYes · 8 V 5G UW: No

Why is 8 V 5G UW better than Mate 40?

  1. Battery capacity4,200 mAh vs 4,500 mAh+7%
  2. Main camera50 MP vs 64 MP+28%
  3. Selfie camera13 MP vs 24 MP+85%
  4. Screen size6.5″ vs 6.8″+5%
  5. Main camera aperturef/1.9 vs f/1.8+6%
Specifications

Side by side

Huawei Mate 40Huawei Mate 40≈ $6807.5
Nokia 8 V 5G UWNokia 8 V 5G UW≈ $6406.6
Design
Weight188 g230 g
Thickness8.8 mm9 mm
Height158.6 mm171.9 mm
Width72.5 mm78.6 mm
FrameAluminium—
BackGlass—
Ingress protectionIP53—
Water resistance (IPx)IPx3—
Glass protection—Corning Gorilla Glass
ColoursSilver, White, Black, Green, YellowMeteor Gray
Display
Screen size6.5″6.8″
PanelOLEDIPS LCD
OLED panelYesNo
Resolution (width)1,080 px1,080 px
Resolution (height)2,376 px2,400 px
Pixel density402 ppi386 ppi
Refresh rate90 Hz60 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio89.3%82.9%
HDRYes—
Performance
ChipsetKirin 9000E 5GQualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G
Chip makerKirinQualcomm
Process5 nm7 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency3.13 GHz2.4 GHz
GPUMali-G78 MP22Adreno 620
Memory
RAM8 GB6 GB
Storage (max)256 GB64 GB
Storage (base)128 GB64 GB
Storage typeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
Memory card slotYesYes
Camera
Main camera50 MP64 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Main sensor size1/1.28"1/1.72"
Rear cameras32
Optical stabilisationNoNo
Ultra-wide cameraYesYes
Telephoto cameraYesNo
Optical zoom3×—
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate60 fps60 fps
Selfie camera13 MP24 MP
4K selfie videoYesNo
Battery
Battery capacity4,200 mAh4,500 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
Wired charging40 W18 W
Wireless chargingYesNo
Wireless charging power40 W—
Connectivity
5GYesYes
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesNo
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-C 3.1USB Type-C 2.0
USB version3.12
Dual-band GPSYes—
Satellite navigationGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavICGLONASS, BDS
Features
Stereo speakersNoNo
3.5 mm headphone jackYesYes
Fingerprint sensorUnder displaySide
SensorsFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Software
OS at launchAndroid 10Android 10
PlatformAndroidAndroid
InterfaceEMUI 11—
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