Cubot A40 vs Nothing Phone (2)

Cubot A40
Cubot
A40
Nothing Phone (2)
Nothing
Phone (2)

At a glance

Brand
Cubot
Nothing
Release date
July 2025, 11 months ago
July 2023, 2 years 11 months ago
AnTuTu
240.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 58% of devices
1.410.094 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 87% of devices

Display

Size
6.88"
6.7"
Resolution
720 x 1640 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED
Density
260 ppi Medium Density
393 ppi High 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
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 360 Hz, Peak brightness - 1500 cd/m², Peak brightness - 1600 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
Unisoc Tiger T606
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1
CPU
2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
1x3.2 GHz Cortex X2 +3x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex A510
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
4 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57
Qualcomm Adreno 730 875 MHz
RAM
4 GB
8 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
48 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.88
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 240 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
Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Sensor
Sony IMX890
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"

Front camera

Resolution
16 Mpx
32 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 2.45
Sensor
Sony IMX615
Pixel size
0.80 µm

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh
4700 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 18.0W
Yes , 45.0W
Charge cycles
1300 cycles
Runtime
~ 44h
Features
Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
15W wireless charging, 5W reverse wireless

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
128 GB
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No
Type
UFS Storage 3.1

Body

Dimensions
78.1 mm 172.3 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
76.4 mm 162.1 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
198 g
201 g
Materials
Plastic , Faux leather
Aluminium alloy , Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors
Black Gray Purple
Black Gray
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
83 %
85 %
Water/dust resistance
IP54

Software

Operating system
Android 15 Android 15
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
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 Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), NavIC System

Networks

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), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
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), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Audio
Stereo Speakers
Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
Gyroscope
Yes

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