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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-20 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.72 | 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
Huawei P40 is a little bit better than the Google Pixel, getting an 86.4 score against 80.2. Huawei P40's construction is way newer and a bit thinner, but also heavier than the Google Pixel. Huawei P40 features a slightly better screen than Google Pixel, because although it has a quite worse display pixels density, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bigger display.
Huawei P40 has a little faster processor than Google Pixel, because it has more RAM memory and 4 more cores. The Huawei P40 and Google Pixel count with quite similar storage capacity to install games and applications, they have the same 128 GB internal storage. Huawei P40 counts with a much better battery life than Google Pixel, because it has a 37% greater battery capacity.
The Huawei P40 has a very superior camera than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei P40 also has higher video frame rates, a camera with much more MP, a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and a way larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Huawei P40 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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