Huawei Mate 20 X vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro Specs Comparison

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Huawei Mate 40 Pro
Huawei Mate 20 X Huawei Mate 40 Pro
Released · Oct 26, 2018
7.2-inch · 2244x1080px
6.8-inch · 2772x1334px
Triple camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 256GB
5000 mAh
4400 mAh
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Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches
174.6 x 85.4 x 8.15 mm
6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches
162.9 x 75.5 x 9.1 mm
Weight
8.18 oz (232.0 g) 7.48 oz (212.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; 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
Phantom silver, Midnight blue Black, Mystic silver

Display

Size
7.2-inch, 87.76% screen-to-body 6.8-inch, 93.79% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 346 PPI 2772x1334px, 18.5:9 ratio, 455 PPI

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
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/256GB
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
5000 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
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
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
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
20 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal Length: 18 mm
Third camera
20 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
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 (60 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 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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
6, 5, 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 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS 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

Alternative variants

Memory 8GB/256GB
Type 4200 mAh
Colors Emerald green
5G Bands n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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
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