Huawei Mate 20 vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro Specs Comparison

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8.0	8.5
Huawei Mate 20	Huawei Mate 40 Pro
Released · Oct 26, 2018
6.5-inch · 2244x1080px	6.8-inch · 2772x1334px
Triple camera	Triple camera
4GB · 128GB	8GB · 256GB
4000 mAh	4400 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2018	Oct 22, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€1200

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches 158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm	6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches 162.9 x 75.5 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	7.48 oz / 212.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Green, Blue	Black, Mystic silver

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.98% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 93.79% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 820 nits	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 381 PPI	2772x1334px, 18.5:9 ratio, 455 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 9000 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 3130 MHz Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Mali G78 MP24
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/128GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	4400 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 66.0W Wireless: 50.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm	20 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 18 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 125 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79, n80, n84, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 6 GB RAM


Memory	6GB

4G only and with HarmonyOS


OS	HarmonyOS 2
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41

Links

Full specifications
Huawei Mate 20 Specs	Huawei Mate 40 Pro Specs
PhoneArena Review
Huawei Mate 20 Review	Huawei Mate 40 Pro Review
User Reviews
	Huawei Mate 40 Pro User Reviews