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.
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
- Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 4200 vs 3800 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (40W versus 22.5W)
- Thinner bezels – 5.3% more screen real estate
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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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 | 91.6% | 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 |
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 |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-G76 MP16 |
| GPU shading units | 576 | 576 |
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~691.2 GFLOPS | ~691.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 217681 | 186164 |
| GPU | 212255 | 248038 |
| Memory | 146459 | 134143 |
| UX | 141962 | 122844 |
| Total score | 718595 | 694384 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 34.2 °C | 44.1 °C |
| Stability | 55% | 44% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3286 | 3276 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 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 | 10:35 hr | 10:29 hr |
| Watching video | 15:03 hr | 14:48 hr |
| Gaming | 04:00 hr | 04:20 hr |
| Standby | 79 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
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 | 4 (50 MP + 12 MP + 40 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX700 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX700 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 80 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 18 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.54", Sony IMX650 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | Yes | - |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei P40 Pro from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 |
| 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, camera, battery life, design, and sound.
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