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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 10.12 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.76 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 Apple iPhone 8, getting an 86.4 score against 85. Huawei P40 is a much newer cellphone than Apple iPhone 8, but it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. The Huawei P40 features a bit better looking screen than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a bigger display, a greater pixels density and a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P40, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. The iPhone 8 counts with a little bit better processing power than Huawei P40, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The Huawei P40 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Huawei P40 also counts with a way more mega-pixels back facing camera and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot better image and video quality.
Huawei P40 counts with a much longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 8, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Huawei P40 is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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