Huawei P40 Pro vs Huawei P40
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.58-inch Huawei P40 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G) that was released on March 26, 2020, against the Huawei P40, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei P40 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 27W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 0.48 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 7680FPS
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Thinner bezels – 6.2% more screen real estate
- Supports higher wattage charging (40W versus 22.5W)
Reasons to consider the Huawei P40
- Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (591 against 500 nits)
- Weighs 34 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.58 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2640 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 441 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.5% | 86.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | 129.7% |
| PWM | 365 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 7 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
P40 Pro
6.58″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
Huawei P40
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) | 148.9 mm (5.86 inches) |
| Width | 72.6 mm (2.86 inches) | 71.1 mm (2.8 inches) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
| Max clock | 2860 MHz | 2860 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.86 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.86 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP16 | Mali-G76 MP16 |
| GPU shading units | 384 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~460.8 GFLOPS | ~460.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1022 | 1018 |
| Multi-core score | 3409 | 3387 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 356066 | 370957 |
| GPU | 144135 | 142673 |
| Memory | 195048 | 172126 |
| UX | 196536 | 202120 |
| Total score | 891785 | 887876 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Huawei P40 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-01 -> Jpaul.jpg | AnTuTu 12 | 1035621 |
| 📘 2026-01-17 (Nikotik) | AnTuTu 11 | 891785 |
| 📘 2026-01-17 (Demon_007) | CPU Throttle | 90% |
| 📘 2026-01-17 (Demon_007) | AnTuTu 11 | 823339 |
| 📘 2025-12-24 (Maestro) | AnTuTu 11 | 827011 |
Huawei P40
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-09-30 (AMK) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1018 / 3387 |
| 📘 2025-09-30 (AMK) | AnTuTu 11 | 887876 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | Nano Memory | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 | Android 10.0 |
| ROM | EMUI 11 | EMUI 11 |
| OS size | 16.5 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4200 mAh | 3800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 40 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (27 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 40 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:10 hr | 07:55 hr |
| Watching video | 13:26 hr | 12:38 hr |
| Gaming | 04:54 hr | 04:47 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 87 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 7680 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP 4) Depth |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX700 | Sony IMX700 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 125 mm | 80 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX650 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.54" (≈ 0.65 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 75 | - |
| Preview | 45 | - |
| Zoom | 124 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei P40 Pro from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 138 | - |
| Video | 144 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 21 | 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2020 | March 2020 |
| Release date | March 2020 | March 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $720 | $680 |
| Successor | - Huawei Pura 80 Pro | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Huawei P40 Pro. It has a better display, battery life, connectivity, design, and sound.
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