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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-24 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 487.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 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 has an overall score of 86.4, which is just a bit better than Google Pixel 4 XL's score of 82.9. Even though Huawei P40 and Google Pixel 4 XL were released with only 6 months difference, Huawei P40's body is just a bit lighter but also a little bit thicker. The Huawei P40 features a processor that's very similar to the CPU in Google Pixel 4 XL, both have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM.
The Google Pixel 4 XL features just a bit better looking screen than Huawei P40, because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 3040px, a bit bigger display and a greater pixel density. The Huawei P40 has a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has 64 GB more internal memory.
Huawei P40 captures much clearer videos and photos than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei P40 also counts with a way bigger sensor shooting lot higher quality pictures, a much higher resolution camera in the back and faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
The Huawei P40 features just a little bit longer battery duration than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
Huawei P40 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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