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| Global Score | |
| 55.9 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 10 |
| 2013-02-25 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.52 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, White and Yellow | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 7.92 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.06 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 6.70 MP + 1.30 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 504 hours standby time 23.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 has a global score of 86.4, which is way better than Lumia 720's overall score of 55.9. Huawei P40's construction is much newer and a bit thinner than Lumia 720's, but it is also a lot heavier. The Huawei P40 counts with Android 10 operating system, and Lumia 720 counts with Windows Phone 8 operating system.
The Huawei P40 counts with a much more powerful processing unit than Nokia Lumia 720, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. Huawei P40 features a brighter display than Nokia Lumia 720, because it has a much bigger display, a way greater count of pixels per screen inch and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Huawei P40 captures much clearer photos and videos than Lumia 720, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei P40 also has a way higher video quality, a way better resolution camera in the back and a way larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors. Huawei P40 counts with much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Nokia Lumia 720, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei P40 counts with a way better battery performance than Lumia 720, because it has a 90% more battery size.
Huawei P40 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the Lumia 720.
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