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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-10-22 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black and Mystic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a bit better than the iPhone 8 Plus, having a general score of 90.9 against 87.1. Even though Huawei Mate 40 Pro is notably newer than the iPhone 8 Plus, it is thicker and just a bit heavier. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has just a bit better performance than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and lesser and slower cpu cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, although it has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a just a little lower pixels quantity in each screen inch and a bit smaller display. Huawei Mate 40 Pro takes greater pictures and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light photos, and they both have the same video quality and the same 60 fps video frame rates, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with a back camera with a way higher resolution and a way larger back camera sensor providing a much better image quality.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro and iPhone 8 Plus count with extremely similar storage to install applications and games, they have equal 256 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity.
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