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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-10-22 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black and Mystic silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is way better than the Huawei P9, with a 90.9 score against 72.9. Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a newer cellphone than Huawei P9, although it is a lot thicker and way heavier. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a bit superior CPU than Huawei P9, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a little sharper display than Huawei P9, because it has a much larger display, a better 1334 x 2772 resolution and a just a little higher screen pixel density. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a superior battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity. Huawei Mate 40 Pro takes way better pictures and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels, a bigger aperture, a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a lot bigger sensor.
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