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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-20 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 869.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion 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 a general score of 86.4, which is a little bit better than the Google Pixel XL's 81.3 overall score. Huawei P40 is a notably newer and a little thinner cellphone than Google Pixel XL, although it is just a bit heavier. The Huawei P40 counts with a little better performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Google Pixel XL counts with a little sharper display than Huawei P40, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and more pixels per inch of display. The Huawei P40 features a lot better camera than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei P40 also has a back camera with a much better 50 mega pixels resolution, a bigger camera aperture to take better low light captures and videos, a much bigger sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality and faster 60 fps video frame rates.
Huawei P40 has as much storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as Google Pixel XL, both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P40 features just a little bit longer battery life than Google Pixel XL, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the Huawei P40 is also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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