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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 88.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2640 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 Pro is better than Huawei P Smart (2021), with an 88.2 score against 79.2. Both phones we compare here work with the same Android 10 operating system. Although the Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei P Smart (2021) were only released 6 months apart, the Huawei P40 Pro body is just a bit thinner but a little heavier than Huawei P Smart (2021).
The Huawei P40 Pro features a little sharper screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1200 x 2640 and a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei P40 Pro features just a little better performance than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei P40 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM.
Huawei P Smart (2021) features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P40 Pro, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei P Smart (2021) features longer battery performance than Huawei P40 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei P40 Pro counts with a superior camera than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for shooting photos and video in low light environments, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P40 Pro also counts with a back-facing camera with a higher resolution, a lot bigger back camera sensor taking much better quality videos and pictures and faster 60 fps video frame rates.
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