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Huawei Mate 40

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Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G998U1
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G998B
5G Network	1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6	2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G998B
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

Launch
Announced	2020, October 22	2021, January 14
Status	Available. Released 2020, December 21	Available. Released 2021, January 29

Body
Dimensions	158.6 x 72.5 x 8.8 mm (Glass) / 9.2mm (Leather)	165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight	188 g (Glass) / 184 g (Leather) (6.49 oz)	227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
Build	Glass front, glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
	IP53 dust protected and water resistant (vertical water sprays)	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus support

Display
Type	OLED, HDR10, 90Hz	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
Size	6.5 inches, 102.7 cm² (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)	6.8 inches, 112.1 cm² (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2376 pixels (~402 ppi density)	1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
		Always-on display

Platform
OS	Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services	Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset	Kirin 9000E 5G (5 nm)	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU	Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China
GPU	Mali-G78 MP22	Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China

Memory
Card slot	Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)	No
Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Main Camera
Modules	50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, multi-directional PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 85mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)	108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features	Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR	Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera
Modules	13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)	40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Features	HDR, panorama	HDR
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

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Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	Yes	No
	32-bit/384kHz audio	32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	5.2, A2DP, LE	5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	No
Radio	No	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Circle to Search

Battery
Type	Li-Po 4200 mAh	Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging	40W wired 40W wireless 5W reverse wired	25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc
Colors	Silver, White, Black, Green, Yellow	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
SAR		0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)
SAR EU		0.71 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)
Models	OCE-AN10	SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
Price	About 630 EUR	$ 240.56 / C$ 389.99 / £ 212.00 / € 259.23

Tests
Performance		AnTuTu: 657150 (v8) GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display		1023 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker		-25.5 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old)		Endurance rating 114h

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