Cubot A40 vs hotwav Note 18 GT

At a glance

Brand: Cubot; Hotwav
Release date: July 2025, 10 months ago; November 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 240.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 58% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.88"; 7.2"
Resolution: 720 x 1640 px HD+; 720 x 1560 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 239 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 21:9
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; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 4 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 48 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.2; ƒ/ 1.8
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, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Sensor: —; Omnivision OV48B
Pixel size: —; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/2"

Capacity: 64 GB; 128 GB
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Type: —; eMMC 5.1 Storage

Dimensions: 78.1 mm 172.3 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model; 84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 243 g
Materials: Plastic , Faux leather; Plastic
Colors: Black Gray Purple; Black Brown Green
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability: Class A B C D E; Class A B C D E
Usable surface: 83 %; 87 %

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0; Bluetooth 5.2
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 , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; Wi-Fi Hotspot
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), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)