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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 5.44 |
| 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
The Huawei P40 is slightly better than Google Pixel XL, with a score of 86.4 against 81.3. Huawei P40 is a newer and just a little thinner phone than the Google Pixel XL, but it's just a little heavier. The Google Pixel XL counts with a bit better looking screen than Huawei P40, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Huawei P40 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has a higher number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. Huawei P40 shoots a lot better photos and videos than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P40 also has a way higher 50 mega pixels resolution camera, better video frame rate, a lot larger back camera sensor which gives a way better image and video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography and videos in poorly lited environments.
The Google Pixel XL features as much memory to install applications and games as the Huawei P40 one, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P40 has a bit longer battery life than Google Pixel XL, because it has a 10 percent greater battery capacity.
The Huawei P40 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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