Huawei P40 vs Huawei P50 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P40
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Huawei P50 Pro
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Huawei P40 or Huawei P50 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Huawei P40 | Huawei P50 Pro | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2020, March 26 | 2021, July 29 | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.8 in | 158.8 x 72.8 x 8.5 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.87 in | |
Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 195 g | 6.88 oz | |
Body Build | Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame | ||
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black | Black, Gold, White, Pink, Blue | |
Battery | 3800 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4360 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
Approximate price | 400 EUR | 800 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | OLED | OLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 1B | |
Screen size | 6.1" in | 6.6" in | |
Screen area | 91.3 cm2 | 105.4 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | ||
Screen to body ratio | 86.3% | 91.2% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1228 x 2700 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 422 PPI | 0 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | ||
Other specs | - DCI-P3 -HDR10 -90Hz |
- 120Hz | |
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 50 MP, Quad | |
Camera specs | -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 |
-50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), PDAF, Laser AF, OIS -64 MP, f/3.5, 90mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom -13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) -40 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (B/W) |
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Functions | Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR | Leica optics, dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS | |
DxOMark Main Score | 144 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 149 | ||
DxOMark Video | 116 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Dual | 13 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only) |
13 MP, f/2.4, (wide) | |
Functions | HDR | Panorama, HDR | |
Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps | |
DxOMark Selfie Score | 106 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 112 | ||
DxOMark Video | 96 |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 | HarmonyOS 2.0 | |
Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) | - Kirin 9000 (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 4G (5 nm) |
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CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55) -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) |
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GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-G78 MP24 Adreno 660 |
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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 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 9 Total | 601160 | ||
Antutu 8 Total | 496357 | ||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 932 | 1162 | |
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2799 | 2891 | |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1865 | 3565 | |
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4377 | 3495 | |
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 754 | 930 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2939 | 3312 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE | |
Bands | -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 |
-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 |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (4), BDS (4), GALILEO (3), QZSS (2), NavIC | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go | |
Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 5.2, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | No | |
Headphone jack | No | No | |
Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Other features
Sensors | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port | |
Other extras |
- Fast charging 22.5W - IP53 dust and splash protection |
- Fast charging 66W -Fast wireless charging 50W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
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