vivo Nex 3 5G vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro

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Comparing the vivo Nex 3 5G vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate 40 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 3.13 GHz, while vivo Nex 3 5G runs at 2.96 GHz, making Huawei Mate 40 Pro the better performer.


Display: vivo Nex 3 5G offers a screen size of 6.89 inches, while Huawei Mate 40 Pro offers 6.76 inches, making vivo Nex 3 5G the larger display of the two. vivo Nex 3 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei Mate 40 Pro's OLED, making vivo Nex 3 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: vivo Nex 3 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Huawei Mate 40 Pro offers 50 MP, making vivo Nex 3 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo Nex 3 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Huawei Mate 40 Pro offers 13 MP, making vivo Nex 3 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo Nex 3 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Huawei Mate 40 Pro offers 4400 mAh, making vivo Nex 3 5G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both vivo Nex 3 5G and Huawei Mate 40 Pro offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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vivo Nex 3 5G
₹57,790
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₹104,490
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Summary

Release Date

31 Jan, 2020
25 Sep, 2021
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 855 Plus
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.13 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.89 inches (17.5 cm)
6.76 inches (17.17 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED
OLED
AMOLED
1080x2256 px (FHD+)
1344x2772 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Periscope Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
13 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
20 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
4400 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
66W Super Charging
90W Flash Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
256 GB
N/A
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A
N/A
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
EMUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
HiSilicon Kirin 9000 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

3.13 GHz, Single core, Cortex A77 2.54 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A77 2.05 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
5 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Mali-G78 MP24
Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.89 inches  (17.5 cm)
6.76 inches  (17.17 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2256 px (FHD+)
1344x2772 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
18.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

363 ppi
456 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

93.79 %
93.52 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

99.6 %
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

167.4 mm
162.9 mm
150.83 mm

Width

76.1 mm
75.5 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
9.1 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

218.5 grams
212 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
f/3.4 Periscope Camera125 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
13 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera
20 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera18 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
13 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Type

Pop-Up
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh
4400 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes 66W Super Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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