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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2020-04-07 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 is a little bit better than the iPhone 11 Pro Max, getting an 86.4 score against 85.3. Huawei P40's body is just a bit thicker but notably lighter than the iPhone 11 Pro Max, and both were released with only 7 months difference. Huawei P40 has Android 10 operating system, and iPhone 11 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x operating system.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P40, because it has a bit greater pixel count per inch of screen, a bit higher 1242 x 2688 pixels resolution and a quite bigger display. The Huawei P40 has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a bit better processor than Huawei P40, because although it has 2 GB less RAM and a lower number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei P40, because it has a 3969mAh battery capacity against 3800mAh.
The Huawei P40 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light photos and video, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Huawei P40 also counts with a much bigger camera sensor taking lot better quality videos and photos and a back camera with lot more megapixels.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, Huawei P40 is also by far the cheapest one, making this phone a great choice.
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