Screen size
Mate 40E 4G6.5"
nova Y74Winner: 6.7"+2.5%
Quick verdict
Mate 40E 4G leads the measured specs 10-5.
Measured wins
Mate 40E 4G
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
7
equal specs
nova Y74
5
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Mate 40E 4G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
nova Y74
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Mate 40E 4G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800
nova Y74
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Mate 40E 4G
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
nova Y74
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Mate 40E 4G
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
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
equal specsWeight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
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
Speed
Mate 40E 4G
HSPA, LTE
nova Y74
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Mate 40E 4G
2021, June 28
nova Y74
2026, May
Status
Mate 40E 4G
Available. Released 2021, June 29
nova Y74
Available. Released 2026, May
Dimensions
Mate 40E 4G
158.6 x 72.5 x 8.8 mm (6.24 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
nova Y74
166.1 x 76.6 x 8.3 mm (6.54 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight
Mate 40E 4G
188 g (6.63 oz)
nova Y74
210 g (7.41 oz)
Build
Mate 40E 4G
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
nova Y74
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM
Mate 40E 4G
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
nova Y74
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Mate 40E 4G
IP53 dust protected and water resistant (vertical water sprays)
nova Y74
Drop resistant up to 1.8m
Type
Mate 40E 4G
OLED, HDR10, 90Hz
nova Y74
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 850 nits (peak)
Size
Mate 40E 4G
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 40E 4G
1080 x 2376 pixels (~402 ppi density)
nova Y74
720 x 1604 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~264 ppi density)
OS
Mate 40E 4G
HarmonyOS 2.0
nova Y74
EMUI 12
Chipset
Mate 40E 4G
Kirin 990E (7 nm+)
nova Y74
-
CPU
Mate 40E 4G
Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
nova Y74
-
GPU
Mate 40E 4G
Mali-G76 MP14
nova Y74
-
Card slot
Mate 40E 4G
Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
nova Y74
No
Internal
Mate 40E 4G
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
nova Y74
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Other
Mate 40E 4G
UFS 3.1
nova Y74
-
Triple
Mate 40E 4G
64 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 85mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
nova Y74
-
Features
Mate 40E 4G
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR
nova Y74
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Mate 40E 4G
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS
nova Y74
1080p@30fps
Single
Mate 40E 4G
-
nova Y74
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Single
Mate 40E 4G
13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
nova Y74
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features
Mate 40E 4G
HDR, panorama
nova Y74
-
Video
Mate 40E 4G
4K, 720p@240fps
nova Y74
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Mate 40E 4G
Yes
nova Y74
Yes
3.5mm jack
Mate 40E 4G
Yes
nova Y74
No
Other
Mate 40E 4G
32-bit/384kHz audio
nova Y74
-
WLAN
Mate 40E 4G
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 40E 4G
5.2, A2DP, LE
nova Y74
5.1, A2DP
Positioning
Mate 40E 4G
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 40E 4G
Yes
nova Y74
Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port
Mate 40E 4G
Yes
nova Y74
-
Radio
Mate 40E 4G
No
nova Y74
No
USB
Mate 40E 4G
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
nova Y74
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Mate 40E 4G
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
nova Y74
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
Mate 40E 4G
Li-Po 4200 mAh
nova Y74
Si/C Li-Ion 6620 mAh
Charging
Mate 40E 4G
40W wired 40W wireless 5W reverse wired
nova Y74
40W wired, 53% in 30 min 5W reverse wired
Colors
Mate 40E 4G
Silver, White, Black
nova Y74
Black, Blue
Models
Mate 40E 4G
OCE-AL50
nova Y74
MGA-LX3
Price
Mate 40E 4G
About 550 EUR
nova Y74
-