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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2020-09-28 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 12.21 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 has an overall score of 86.4, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P Smart (2021)'s general score of 79.2. Huawei P40's construction is just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than the Huawei P Smart (2021), although both of them were released only 6 months apart. Both of these phones have the same Android 10 operating system.
Huawei P40 counts with a bit superior processor than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P40 also has more RAM memory. Huawei P40 has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little greater pixels amount per inch in the display.
The Huawei P40 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for capturing photos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei P40 also counts with a way bigger sensor, a more mega pixels camera and better video frame rate.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P40, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB. The Huawei P Smart (2021) has improved battery life than Huawei P40, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3800mAh.
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