Huawei P20 vs Huawei P40 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P20
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Huawei P20 or Huawei P40 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P20 | Huawei P40 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, March | 2020, March 26 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.79 in | 148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.8 in | |
| Weight | 165 g | 5.82 oz | 175 g | 6.17 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold | Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black | |
| Battery | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3800 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 440 EUR | 400 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPS IPS LCD | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.8" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 84.9 cm2 | 91.3 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.7:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 80.4% | 86.3% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2240 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 429 PPI | 422 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | ||
| Other specs | - DCI-P3 -HDR10 -90Hz |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 50 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF -20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 2x lossless zoom, PDAF |
-50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), AF |
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| Functions | Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama | Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 102 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 107 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 94 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Single | 32 MP, Dual | |
| Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0 | 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only) |
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| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 8.1 | Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 | |
| Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 | Mali-G76 MP16 | |
| External memory | No | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 235257 | 496357 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 932 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2799 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1865 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4377 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 346 | 754 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1743 | 2939 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1891 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6712 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - 5G SA/NSA |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD | 5.1, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging - Dust and splash resistant |
- Fast charging 22.5W - IP53 dust and splash protection |
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