Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 274.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 is much better than the Huawei P20, getting a general score of 86.4 against 78.1. Even though the Huawei P40 is newer than the Huawei P20, it's a little heavier and just a little bit thicker. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P40 has the older 10 version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Huawei P40 features a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a bit lower pixels amount in each inch of screen, it also counts with a little bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340. Huawei P20 and Huawei P40 count with really similar memory capacity for games and applications, both of them have equal 128 GB internal memory.
The Huawei P40 has just a little better processing power than Huawei P20, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei P40 also has more RAM memory. Huawei P40 counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has a 12 percent bigger battery size. Huawei P40 takes greater photographs and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for taking pictures or videos in low-light environments, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 also counts with a way larger back camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and photographs, higher video frame rate and a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
Huawei P40 not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheaper.
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