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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 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 |
| 10.23 | 12.21 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, 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 Lumia 950, with a general score of 86.4 against 74.1. Huawei P40 comes with Android 10 operating system, and Lumia 950 counts with Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Huawei P40 is a much newer phone than Lumia 950, although it is heavier and just a little thicker.
Microsoft Lumia 950 features a sharper display than Huawei P40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher display pixel density and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution. Huawei P40 has a better performing processing unit than Lumia 950, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores.
Huawei P40 takes better videos and photos than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same video resolution and a F1.9 aperture, the Huawei P40 also has a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting way better quality photos and faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
The Huawei P40 counts with a bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Lumia 950, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Huawei P40 features greater battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The Huawei P40 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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