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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-10-22 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Mystic silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a score of 90.9, which is much better than Microsoft Lumia 950's general score of 74.1. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has Android 10 OS, while Microsoft Lumia 950 works with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Even though the Huawei Mate 40 Pro is notably newer than Microsoft Lumia 950, it is incredibly heavier and thicker.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a quite better hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a higher amount of RAM and 7 more cores. The Lumia 950 counts with a better display than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a little worse 2560 x 1440px resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro takes a lot better videos and photos than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and a same size camera aperture, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has better video frame rate, a way bigger back camera sensor which provides a lot higher image and video quality and a back facing camera with a lot better 50 mega pixels resolution.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Lumia 950, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a superior battery lifetime than Lumia 950, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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