Huawei P20 vs Huawei P40 Pro Specs Comparison

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Huawei P20	Huawei P40 Pro
Released · Apr 27, 2018	Released · Apr 07, 2020
5.8-inch · 2244x1080px	6.6-inch · 2640x1200px
Dual camera	Quad camera
4GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
3400 mAh	4200 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Mar 26, 2020

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm	6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches 158.2 x 72.6 x 8.95 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash; IP53	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 91.54% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI	2640x1200px, 19.8:9 ratio, 441 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-G76 MP16
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer	4200 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 27.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1 μm	40 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 18 mm Sensor size: 1/1.54"
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 125 mm
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (7680 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, 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), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

Discover more

Full Specs
Huawei P20 Specs
PA Review
Huawei P20 Review

Full Specs
Huawei P40 Pro Specs

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32	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
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB

with 512GB storage


Memory	512GB