Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 12.21 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone XS Max, having an 86.4 score against 84.5. The Huawei P40 design is newer and lighter, but a bit thicker than Apple iPhone XS Max. The iPhone XS Max features just a little better processing power than Huawei P40, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory and lesser and slower processing cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
IPhone XS Max has a little sharper screen than Huawei P40, because it has a quite better screen pixel density, a quite larger screen and a slightly higher 1242 x 2688px resolution. Huawei P40 shoots way better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Huawei P40 also counts with a lot larger sensor shooting way better quality photos and a lot more MP back facing camera.
Huawei P40 features a lot bigger memory for applications and games than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal storage. The Huawei P40 has better battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 20% more battery size.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the Huawei P40 is also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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