Cubot A40 vs Nothing Phone (3)

Cubot A40
Cubot
A40
Nothing Phone (3)
Nothing
Phone (3)

At a glance

Brand
Cubot
Nothing
Release date
July 2025, 11 months ago
July 2025, 11 months ago
AnTuTu
240.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 58% of devices
2.084.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 94% of devices
Launch price
€ 799.00 ($ 936.69)

Display

Size
6.88"
6.67"
Resolution
720 x 1640 px HD+
1260 x 2800 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED
Density
260 ppi Medium Density
460 ppi Very 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, SGS Certified, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 700 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Unisoc Tiger T606
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen4
CPU
2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex X4 + 3x 3 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex A720
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
4 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
4.32 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57
Adreno 825
RAM
4 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
48 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.69
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
Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual 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
Omnivision OV50H
Pixel size
1.20 µm
Sensor size
1/1.28"

Front camera

Resolution
16 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Samsung S5KJN1
Pixel size
0.64 µm

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh
5150 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 18.0W
Yes , 65.0W
Charge cycles
1300 cycles
1400 cycles
Runtime
~ 44h
~ 56h
Features
Reverse charging, Non-removable
Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
15W wireless charging, 7.5W reverse wired charging, 5W reverse wired charging

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
256 GB
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No
Type
UFS Storage 4.0

Body

Dimensions
78.1 mm 172.3 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
75.6 mm 160.6 mm 9.0 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
198 g
218 g
Materials
Plastic , Faux leather
Glass , Aluminium
Colors
Black Gray Purple
Black White
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
83 %
88 %
Water/dust resistance
IP68

Software

Operating system
Android 15 Android 15
Android 15 Android 15
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services
Updates
OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 7 years

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), 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) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
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), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

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), B38 (TDD 2600), 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), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), 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
Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
Gyroscope
Yes

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