Huawei P50 vs Huawei P40 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Huawei P50

Huawei P50

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Huawei P40 Pro

Huawei P40 Pro

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Huawei P50 or Huawei P40 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei P50 Huawei P40 Pro
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Release date 2021, July 29 2020, March 26
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 x 73.8 x 7.9 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 2.91 in 158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.86 in
Weight 181 g | 6.38 oz 209 g | 7.37 oz
Body Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Gold, White Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black
Battery 4100 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 600 EUR 970 EUR
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Screen

Technology OLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.58" in
Screen area 101.6 cm2 105.2 cm2
Screen format 19.8:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 88.0% 91.6%
Screen resolution 1224 x 2700 px 1200 x 2640 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - 90Hz - HDR10
-90Hz refresh rate
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 50 MP, Quad
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
-12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
-13 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide)
-50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
-40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54'', PDAF
-TOF 3D, (depth)
Functions Leica optics, dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 132
DxOMark Photo 137
DxOMark Video 113
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 32 MP, Dual
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.4, (wide) 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF
IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions Panorama, HDR HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 103
DxOMark Photo 108
DxOMark Video 95

Performance

Operating system - OS HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 4G (5 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 660 Mali-G76 MP16
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 769752 569211
Antutu 8 Total 493316
GeekBench 6 Single Core 929
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2695
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1898
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 4322
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1120 756
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3740 2949

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1x
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ELS-NX9
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - ELS-N04
-5G - 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-NX9
1, 3, 5, 28, 38, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-N04
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast charging 66W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

- Fast charging 40W
-Fast wireless charging 27W
-Fast reverse wireless charging 27W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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