Cubot A40 vs Cubot Note 30: Which is better?

Screen size

A406.9"+5.2%

Note 306.5"

Technology

A40

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Note 30

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

A40

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Note 30

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

A40

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Note 30

HSDPA 900 / 2100

4G bands

A40

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

Resolution

A40720 × 1640 px+2.4%

Note 30720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

A40120 Hz

Note 30—

Peak brightness

A40—

Note 30—

Pixel density

A40260 ppi

Note 30269 ppi+3.3%

CPU speed

A40Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)

Note 30Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)+32%

RAM

equal specs

A404.0 GB

Note 304.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

A4064 GB

Note 3064 GB

Main camera

A4048.0 MP+58%

Note 3020.0 MP

Front camera

A4016.0 MP+50%

Note 308.0 MP

Battery

A405,100 mAh+22%

Note 304,000 mAh

Wired charging

A40—

Note 30—

Weight

A40—

Note 30195 g

Thickness

A408.8 mm+2.3%

Note 309.0 mm

IP rating

A40—

Note 30—

Wi‑Fi

A40Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Note 30Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

Bluetooth

equal specs

A405.0, A2DP, LE

Note 305.0, A2DP

USB

A40USB Type-C, OTG

Note 30USB Type-C

5G support

equal specs

A40No

Note 30No

NFC

A40Yes+100%

Note 30No

3.5mm jack

A40No

Note 30Yes+100%

SD card

equal specs

A40Yes

Note 30Yes

Stereo speakers

A40Yes

Note 30—

Speed

A40

HSPA, LTE

Note 30

HSPA, LTE

Announced

A40

2025, July

Note 30

2022

Status

A40

Available. Released 2025, July

Note 30

Available. Released 2022

Dimensions

A40

172.3 x 78.1 x 8.8 mm (6.78 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)

Note 30

165 x 75.7 x 9 mm (6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)

Weight

A40

Note 30

195 g (6.88 oz)

SIM

A40

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Note 30

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

A40

IPS LCD, 120Hz

Note 30

IPS LCD

Size

A40

6.88 inches, 112.4 cm2 (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Note 30

6.52 inches, 102.6 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

A40

720 x 1640 pixels (~260 ppi density)

Note 30

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)

Protection

A40

Mohs level 6

Note 30

A40

Android 15

Note 30

Android 12

Chipset

A40

Unisoc T606 (12 nm)

Note 30

Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm)

CPU

A40

Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)

Note 30

Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)

GPU

A40

Mali-G57 MP1

Note 30

PowerVR GE8320

Card slot

A40

microSDXC

Note 30

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

A40

64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Note 30

64GB 4GB RAM

Dual

A40

48 MP, (wide), PDAF 2 MP, (ultrawide)

Note 30

20 MP, (wide) 2 MP (macro)

Features

A40

LED flash

Note 30

LED flash

Video

A40

Yes

Note 30

Yes

Single

A40

16 MP

Note 30

8 MP

Video

A40

Yes

Note 30

Yes

Loudspeaker

A40

Yes, with stereo speakers

Note 30

Yes

3.5mm jack

A40

Note 30

Unspecified

WLAN

A40

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Note 30

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

Bluetooth

A40

5.0, A2DP, LE

Note 30

5.0, A2DP

Positioning

A40

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS

Note 30

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

A40

Yes

Note 30

Radio

A40

Unspecified

Note 30

Unspecified

USB

A40

USB Type-C, OTG

Note 30

USB Type-C

Sensors

A40

Accelerometer, proximity

Note 30

Accelerometer, proximity

Type

A40

5100 mAh

Note 30

4000 mAh, removable

Colors

A40

Black, Purple, Titan Grey

Note 30

Black, Green

A40 vs Note 30

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Biggest differences

A40

Note 30

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