Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-07 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 244.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 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, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 5.36 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 is much better than the Huawei P20, with an 86.4 score against 78.1. Huawei P40's body is newer, but just a little heavier and just a little bit thicker than Huawei P20. Both of these phones use Android OS, but Huawei P40 has 10 version while Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Huawei P40 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P40 also has 2 GB more RAM.
Huawei P40 counts with a bit better display than Huawei P20, because although it has a quite worse count of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite bigger screen. Huawei P20's memory capacity to store more apps and games is very similar to the Huawei P40 one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage.
Huawei P40 counts with a much better camera than Huawei P20, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for capturing photos in low light situations, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P40 also counts with a much bigger camera sensor, better video frame rate and a way better 50 MP resolution camera in the back.
Huawei P40 has a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has a 12% greater battery size.
The Huawei P40 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the Huawei P20.
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