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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-11-02 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Silver and White | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 649.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 has an overall score of 86.4, which is a little bit better than Google Nexus 6P's overall score of 80.3. The Huawei P40 construction is notably newer and just a bit lighter than the Google Nexus 6P's, but it is thicker. Google Nexus 6P features a bit better looking screen than Huawei P40, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better pixels count in each inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Google Nexus 6P and Huawei P40 both feature similar storage capacity to install applications and games, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei P40 has just a bit better performance than Google Nexus 6P, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 also has more RAM memory.
Huawei P40 features a little better battery life than Google Nexus 6P, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity against 3450mAh. The Huawei P40 takes much better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 6P, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 also has a larger aperture to take better low light images and videos, higher 60 frames per second video frame rates, a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels and a much larger back camera sensor which provides a lot higher image and video quality.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Huawei P40 is also a bargain compared to others.
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