Huawei P50 Pro vs P40 Pro
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out of 100
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Huawei P50 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G) that was released on July 29, 2021, against the Huawei P40 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and came out 1 year and 4 months before. 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 P50 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 52% higher peak brightness (758 against 500 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 40W)
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1141K versus 891K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Stereo speakers
- More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 10
- The phone is 1 year and 4 months newer
Reasons to consider the Huawei P40 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 7680FPS
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.6 inches | 6.58 inches |
| Resolution | 1228 x 2700 pixels | 1200 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 441 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 850 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91% | 92.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 60 Hz | 365 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.8 mm (6.25 inches) | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) |
| Width | 72.8 mm (2.87 inches) | 72.6 mm (2.86 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gold, Blue, Pink | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2860 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.86 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali G76 MP16 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~460.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1369 | 1022 |
| Multi-core score | 3644 | 3409 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 452008 | 356066 |
| GPU | 204787 | 144135 |
| Memory | 197032 | 195048 |
| UX | 288002 | 196536 |
| Total score | 1141829 | 891785 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 57% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 505 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 59% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1464 | - |
Recent User Tests
Huawei P50 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-23 (Denislav_Antimov) | AnTuTu 11 | 1373594 |
| 📘 2026-01-05 (ThomasPlays) | AnTuTu 11 | 1141829 |
| 📘 2025-12-19 -> DenislavAntimov | CPU Throttle | 35% |
| 📘 2025-09-09 (SkDenji) | AnTuTu 11 | 1032529 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | 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 11 | Android 10.0 |
| ROM | HarmonyOS 2.0 | EMUI 11 |
| OS size | 19.4 GB | 16.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4360 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (27 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (73% in 30 min) | Yes (70% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 08:10 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:26 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:54 hr |
| Standby | - | 81 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 5x |
| 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 | 960 FPS (1080p) | 7680 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP 4) Monochrome: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50A | Sony IMX700 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.5 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 90 mm | 125 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | Sony IMX650 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/1.54" (≈ 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 80 | 75 |
| Preview | 53 | 45 |
| Zoom | 149 | 124 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei P50 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Huawei P40 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | 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 | 144 | 138 |
| Video | 146 | 144 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 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 - USB-Host 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* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 21 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2021 | March 2020 |
| Release date | August 2021 | March 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1000 | $720 |
| Successor | - Huawei Pura 80 Pro | - Huawei Pura 80 Pro |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Huawei P50 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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