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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | HarmonyOS |
| 2020-04-07 | 2021-07-29 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.16 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | -- |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1224 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm 888 4G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime Core, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 12.21 | 9.46 |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 4100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 has an overall score of 86.4, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P50's 86.3 global score. The Huawei P40 counts with Android 10 OS, and Huawei P50 works with HarmonyOS OS. Huawei P40's construction is just a little lighter than the Huawei P50, although it's a little thicker and was released around 16 months before.
The Huawei P50's processing unit is just as good as Huawei P40's processing unit, and although the Huawei P50 has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei P50 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei P40, because it has a little larger screen, a slightly better resolution of 1224 x 2700px and a little higher pixel amount in each inch of display.
The Huawei P40 counts with a way better camera than Huawei P50, although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting photos and videos in poorly lited environments, they both have a camera in the back with a 50 mega pixels resolution. The Huawei P50 counts with a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei P40, because it has 512 GB internal memory.
Huawei P50 counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei P40, because it has 4100mAh of battery capacity.
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