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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Gold, 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 |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.76 | 5.2 |
| 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
Huawei P40 is slightly better than iPhone XS Max, getting an 86.4 score against 84.5. The Huawei P40 design is newer and lighter than iPhone XS Max's, although it's also just a little bit thicker. Apple iPhone XS Max features just a bit better screen than Huawei P40, because it has a just a bit greater pixels density, a bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels and a little bit bigger screen.
The Apple iPhone XS Max features a bit better processing power than Huawei P40, because although it has an inferior number of cores and they are also slower and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. Huawei P40 has a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei P40 counts with a lot better camera than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photography, and they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rates and the same video quality, the Huawei P40 also counts with a lot higher resolution back camera and a lot larger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs.
The Huawei P40 has longer battery performance than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity against 3179mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the Huawei P40 is also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes it an easy decision.
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