Nokia X20 vs Huawei P40 Pro
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Nokia X20 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 480) that was released on April 8, 2021, against the Huawei P40 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and came out 13 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Nokia X20
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Delivers 25% higher maximum brightness (612 against 491 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 10
- The phone is 1-year and 1-month newer
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Huawei P40 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 77% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (567K versus 320K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Supports wireless charging up to 27W
- Thinner bezels – 11.8% more screen real estate
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Optical image stabilization
- Slow-motion recording at 7680FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.58 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1200 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 441 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 79.8% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.7% | 99.4% |
| PWM | - | 365 Hz |
| Response time | 30.5 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | 923:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 168.9 mm (6.65 inches) | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) |
| Width | 79.7 mm (3.14 inches) | 72.6 mm (2.86 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 220 gramm (7.76 oz) | 209 gramm (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX2 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gold, Blue | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
| Max. clock | 2200 MHz | 2860 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold |
- 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 | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Mali G76 MP16 |
| GPU clock | 825 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~468 GFLOPS | ~896 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1833 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 96013 | 158342 |
| GPU | 84253 | 192995 |
| Memory | 62060 | 109861 |
| UX | 81099 | 107867 |
| Total score | 320679 | 567925 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 55% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 981 | 3286 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 7016 | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 | Android 10.0 |
| ROM | - | EMUI 11 |
| OS size | 18 GB | 16.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4470 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (27 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 50 min) | Yes (70% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:50 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:35 hr |
| Watching video | - | 15:03 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:00 hr |
| Standby | - | 79 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 7680 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 12 MP + 40 MP + 0 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Phase autofocus |
- 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 |
| Telephoto lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 5 MP - Phase autofocus |
- 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 |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP |
- |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP |
Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Huawei P40 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | 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 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | 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* | 15 | 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2021 | March 2020 |
| Release date | May 2021 | March 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.51 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.29 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - 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 P40 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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