hotwav Note 16 vs Infinix Note 40

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; Infinix
Release date: September 2025, 9 months ago; March 2024, 2 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu: 235.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices; 456.900 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 72% of devices

Size: 6.9"; 6.78"
Resolution: 720 x 1640 px HD+; 1080 x 2436 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, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 500 cd/m², 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 360 Hz, Brightnes 550 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1300 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789)
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 4 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 108 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.89
Flash: LED; Quad LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Front Flash
Sensor: —; Samsung S5KHM2
Pixel size: —; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.52"

Capacity: 5160 mAh; 5000 mAh
Type: Li-Polymer; Li-Polymer
Fast charge: Yes , 10.0W; Yes , 45.0W
Charge cycles: 800 cycles; —
Runtime: ~ 36h; —
Features: Non-removable; Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging: —; 20W wireless charge, Reverse wireless charging

Capacity: 64 GB; 256 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: 78.3 mm 171.8 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model; 74.5 mm 164.1 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 208 g; 190 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue Gold; Blue Gold
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 57 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 82 %; 89 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy)
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
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, 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

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), 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), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)