This is a side-by-side smartphone specs comparison of the Huawei Mate 40 and Apple iPhone Air.
The Huawei Mate 40 has a 6.5-inch display, Huawei Kirin 9000E processor, triple cameras, 5G connectivity, and 4200mAh battery.
Meanwhile, the Apple iPhone Air has a 6.5-inch display, Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) processor, cameras, 5G connectivity, and 3149mAh battery.
| Specs | Huawei Mate 40 | Apple iPhone Air |
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| Screen | 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED Display (1080 x 2376 Pixels, 402 ppi) with Scratch Resistant Glass, 19.8:9 Aspect Ratio, 68° Curved Edges, 90Hz Refresh Rate, 120Hz Touch Sampling Rate and Punch-hole | 6.5-inch FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Display (1260 x 2800 Pixels, 460 ppi) with Ceramic Shield 2, 19.5:9 Aspect Ratio, 120Hz Refresh Rate, 1000nits typical brightness, 1600nits HBM, 3000nits peak, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dynamic Island |
| OS | Android 10 with EMUI 11 (HMS) | iOS26 |
| Chipset | Huawei Kirin 9000E | Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) |
| CPU | Octa Core CPU 1x Cortex-A77 @ 3.13GHz , 3x Cortex-A77 @ 2.54GHz & 4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.05GHz |
Hexa Core CPU 2x Performance Cores & 4x Efficiency Cores |
| GPU | Mali-G78 (22 cores) | Apple 5-core GPU |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
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| Rear Camera | Triple Cameras: 50MP Main Camera (f/1.9 Aperture, Octa PD Autofocus) 16MP Ultra-wide (f/2.2 Aperture) 8MP Telephoto (f/2.4 Aperture, Autofocus, OIS, 3x Optical Zoom) -Dual-tone LED Flash -4K Video Recording, Laser Sensor, 5x Hybrid Zoom & Night Mode |
48 Megapixels (f/1.6 Aperture, Autofocus, sensor-shift OIS) LED Flash Up to 4K@60fps video recording, EIS/OIS video stabilization, Dolby Vision |
| Front Camera |
13 Megapixels (f/2.4 Aperture) - 4K Video Recording |
18 Megapixels (Square-shaped sensor, f/1.9 Aperture, Autofocus) - Up to 4K@60fps video recording, Video stabilization, Auto or tap to rotate & zoom |
| Storage | 256GB | 256GB, 512GB or 1TB |
| Expansion | None | None |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) | Dual SIM (eSIM only) |
| Networks | 5G, 4G LTE (with VoLTE), 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE & GPRS Networks | 5G, 4G LTE (with VoLTE), 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE & GPRS Networks |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6+ | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac/6/7 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 6 |
| Infrared | Yes | |
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| Position | A-GPS (dual band), GLONASS, GALILEO (dual band), BeiDou (quad band), QZSS (dual band), NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC |
| USB OTG | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| 3.5mm Audio Jack | No | No |
| Audio Enhancement | Stereo Speakers | |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Sensors |
Face Recognition & Fingerprint Sensor Proximity Sensor & Ambient Light Sensor Compass, Gyroscope & Accelerometer |
Face Recognition Barometer, Proximity Sensor & Ambient Light Sensor Compass, Gyroscope & Accelerometer Ultrawide Band (UWB) support |
| Battery | 4200 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non-removable) 40W Charging Rate (Huawei SuperCharge) |
3149 mAh (Non-removable) 20W Fast Charging (50% in 30 minutes) MagSafe Wireless Charging |
| Material | Glass Front, Glass or Vegan Leather Back with Metal Frame (IP53 Dust & Water Resistant) | Glass front and back, Titanium frame (IP68 dust & water resistance) |
| Size | 158.6 x 72.5 x 8.8 mm (Glass) / 9.2 mm (Vegan Leather) | 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.64 mm |
| Weight | 188 g (Glass) / 184 g (Vegan Leather) | 165 g |
| Colors | Black, Green, Yellow, White & Mystic Silver | Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue |
| Release Date | October 22, 2020 | September 10, 2025 |
| Price | EUR 899.00 Official Price / No official price in the Philippines yet. | ₱72,990.00 - Official price of 256GB version in the Philippines ₱87,990.00 - Official price of 512GB version in the Philippines ₱102,990.00 - Official price of 1TB version in the Philippines |
| Buy Online |
Huawei Mate 40 on Lazada Huawei Mate 40 on Shopee |
Apple iPhone Air on Lazada Apple iPhone Air on Shopee |