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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Gray and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Huawei P40 is just a bit better than Google Pixel, having a score of 86.4 against 80.2. Although Huawei P40 is heavier than Google Pixel, it's just a bit thinner and also notably newer. The Huawei P40 features a little sharper screen than Google Pixel, because although it has a little lower amount of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a bigger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution.
Google Pixel's storage capacity to install games and applications is very similar to Huawei P40's one, both of them have the same internal memory capacity. Huawei P40 counts with a bit better performance than Google Pixel, because it has a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei P40 features a lot better camera than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei P40 also has a lot bigger sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality, a lot more megapixels back camera, a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and better 60 frames per second video frame rates.
Huawei P40 counts with a very superior battery life than Google Pixel, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Huawei P40 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an easy decision.
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