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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2022-03-20 |
| 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 | Cocoa Tea Gold, Galaxy Blue, Obsidian Black and Snow White |
| 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 Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 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 5.2 |
| 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
Huawei P40 is just a bit better than the Huawei P50E, getting a general score of 86.4 against 79.3. Huawei P40's construction is a bit lighter than the Huawei P50E, but it's a little bit thicker and was released many years before. Huawei P40 comes with Android 10 operating system, while Huawei P50E has HarmonyOS 2 operating system.
The Huawei P40 features a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P50E, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 cores. Huawei P50E has a slightly better looking display than Huawei P40, because it has a quite bigger display, a bit higher 1224 x 2700px resolution and a just a little better amount of pixels per inch of screen.
The Huawei P50E counts with as much memory for applications and games as the Huawei P40, both have equal internal storage capacity. Huawei P50E has a bit longer battery life than Huawei P40, because it has 4100mAh of battery capacity instead of 3800mAh. Huawei P40 captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei P50E, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, they both have a back camera with a 50 mega-pixels resolution.
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