Screen size
Mate 406.5"
nova Y74Winner: 6.7"+2.5%
Quick verdict
Mate 40 leads the measured specs 10-5.
Measured wins
Mate 40
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
7
equal specs
nova Y74
5
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Mate 40
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
nova Y74
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Mate 40
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
nova Y74
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Mate 40
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
nova Y74
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Mate 40
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
equal specsPeak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
equal specsWeight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
nova Y74
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G bands
Mate 40
1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6
nova Y74
-
Speed
Mate 40
HSPA, LTE, 5G
nova Y74
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Mate 40
2020, October 22
nova Y74
2026, May
Status
Mate 40
Available. Released 2020, December 21
nova Y74
Available. Released 2026, May
Dimensions
Mate 40
158.6 x 72.5 x 8.8 mm (Glass) / 9.2mm (Leather)
nova Y74
166.1 x 76.6 x 8.3 mm (6.54 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight
Mate 40
188 g (Glass) / 184 g (Leather) (6.49 oz)
nova Y74
210 g (7.41 oz)
Build
Mate 40
Glass front, glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame
nova Y74
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM
Mate 40
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
nova Y74
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Mate 40
IP53 dust protected and water resistant (vertical water sprays)
nova Y74
Drop resistant up to 1.8m
Type
Mate 40
OLED, HDR10, 90Hz
nova Y74
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 850 nits (peak)
Size
Mate 40
6.5 inches, 102.7 cm2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)
nova Y74
6.67 inches, 107.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Mate 40
1080 x 2376 pixels (~402 ppi density)
nova Y74
720 x 1604 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~264 ppi density)
OS
Mate 40
Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
nova Y74
EMUI 12
Chipset
Mate 40
Kirin 9000E 5G (5 nm)
nova Y74
-
CPU
Mate 40
Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55)
nova Y74
-
GPU
Mate 40
Mali-G78 MP22
nova Y74
-
Card slot
Mate 40
Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
nova Y74
No
Internal
Mate 40
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
nova Y74
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Other
Mate 40
UFS 3.1
nova Y74
-
Triple
Mate 40
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)
nova Y74
-
Features
Mate 40
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR
nova Y74
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Mate 40
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS
nova Y74
1080p@30fps
Single
Mate 40
-
nova Y74
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Single
Mate 40
13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
nova Y74
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features
Mate 40
HDR, panorama
nova Y74
-
Video
Mate 40
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps
nova Y74
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Mate 40
Yes
nova Y74
Yes
3.5mm jack
Mate 40
Yes
nova Y74
No
Other
Mate 40
32-bit/384kHz audio
nova Y74
-
WLAN
Mate 40
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
nova Y74
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
Mate 40
5.2, A2DP, LE
nova Y74
5.1, A2DP
Positioning
Mate 40
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
nova Y74
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Mate 40
Yes
nova Y74
Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port
Mate 40
Yes
nova Y74
-
Radio
Mate 40
No
nova Y74
No
USB
Mate 40
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
nova Y74
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Mate 40
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
nova Y74
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
Mate 40
Li-Po 4200 mAh
nova Y74
Si/C Li-Ion 6620 mAh
Charging
Mate 40
40W wired 40W wireless 5W reverse wired
nova Y74
40W wired, 53% in 30 min 5W reverse wired
Colors
Mate 40
Silver, White, Black, Green, Yellow
nova Y74
Black, Blue
Models
Mate 40
OCE-AN10
nova Y74
MGA-LX3
Price
Mate 40
About 630 EUR
nova Y74
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