Cubot A40 vs hotwav A17 Pro Max

At a glance

Brand: Cubot; Hotwav
Release date: July 2025, 11 months ago; February 2026, 4 months ago
AnTuTu: 240.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 58% of devices; 235.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices

Size: 6.88"; 6.75"
Resolution: 720 x 1640 px HD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Without Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 420 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 360 cd/m² (typ), TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Full sRGB standard, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; ASR ASR8662
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 2x1.75 GHz Cortex A76 + 6x1.5 GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 22 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 1.75 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; ARM G310 819 MHz
RAM: 4 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 13 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.2; Unknow
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Capacity: 64 GB; 128 GB
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Type: —; UFS Storage 2.2

Dimensions: 78.1 mm 172.3 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model; 78.0 mm 168.0 mm 8.5 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 225 g
Materials: Plastic , Faux leather; Metal
Colors: Black Gray Purple; Black Blue
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 83 %; 83 %

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0; Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; Dual band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)