OnePlus 9 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro
63
out of 100
VS
57
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch OnePlus 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on March 23, 2021, against the Huawei P40 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and came out 1 year 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 OnePlus 9 Pro
- Delivers 76% higher peak brightness (865 against 491 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 13% longer battery life (21:58 vs 19:22 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 40W)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 10
- 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1185K versus 891K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Stereo speakers
- 19% higher pixel density (526 vs 441 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year newer
Reasons to consider the Huawei P40 Pro
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 7680FPS
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.58 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3216 pixels | 1200 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 526 ppi | 441 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 92.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.8% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 192 Hz | 365 Hz |
| Response time | 41.5 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.2 mm (6.43 inches) | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 72.6 mm (2.86 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | 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 | 1537 | 1022 |
| Multi-core score | 3989 | 3409 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 437275 | 356066 |
| GPU | 236949 | 144135 |
| Memory | 195660 | 195048 |
| UX | 315921 | 196536 |
| Total score | 1185805 | 891785 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 56% | - |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1527 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10265 | - |
| Video editing | 6204 | - |
| Photo editing | 26249 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9595 | - |
| Writing score | 14324 | - |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-15 (Md Taief Khan) | AnTuTu 12 | 1321279 |
| 📘 2026-10-12 (Executedream) | AnTuTu 12 | 1200645 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1537 / 3989 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962) | AnTuTu 11 | 1253342 |
| 📘 2026-02-21 (Mete kaan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1207152 |
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 | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | No | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 10.0 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | EMUI 11 |
| OS size | 16 GB | 16.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (27 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 32 min) | Yes (70% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:24 hr | 08:10 hr |
| Watching video | 12:07 hr | 13:26 hr |
| Gaming | 04:56 hr | 04:54 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 81 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 7680 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 140° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP 4) Depth: 2 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 | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX789 | Sony IMX700 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 77 mm | 125 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08A10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony IMX650 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.54" (≈ 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | 75 |
| Preview | 60 | 45 |
| Zoom | 110 | 124 |
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus 9 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Huawei P40 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 a/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 | 5.2 | 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 - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS | 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* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | 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 | March 2021 | March 2020 |
| Release date | March 2021 | March 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $970 | $720 |
| Successor | - OnePlus 16 | - Huawei Pura 90s Pro |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.21 W/kg | - |
| 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 OnePlus 9 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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