Huawei P20 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P20 Pro
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Huawei P20 Pro or Huawei P40 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P20 Pro | Huawei P40 Pro | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, March | 2020, March 26 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.91 in | 158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.86 in | |
| Weight | 180 g | 6.35 oz | 209 g | 7.37 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 | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 620 EUR | 970 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 6.58" in | |
| Screen area | 93.9 cm2 | 105.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.7:9 (height:width) | 19.8:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 82.0% | 91.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2240 px | 1200 x 2640 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 408 PPI | 441 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | ||
| Other specs | - HDR10 -90Hz refresh rate |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 40 MP, Triple | 50 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7'', OIS, PDAF/Laser AF -20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7'', OIS, PDAF/Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 3x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF |
-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) |
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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, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 109 | 132 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 114 | 137 | |
| DxOMark Video | 98 | 113 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Single | 32 MP, Dual | |
| Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
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| Functions | Leica optics | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 72 | 103 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 67 | 108 | |
| DxOMark Video | 79 | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 | 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 | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 569211 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 262139 | 493316 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 929 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2695 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1898 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4322 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 356 | 756 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1467 | 2949 |
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 - 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 |
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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 port | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
- 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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