Huawei P40 vs Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches 148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g)	5.22 oz (148.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
6.1-inch	4.7-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 422 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Technology
OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
86.29 %	65.34 %
Peak brightness
	625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)	Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16	Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
6GB/128GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
3800 mAh	1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28"	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm
Flash
Dual LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, 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(1500 L-band)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	Bands 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 849
In The Box
Charger, USB Type-C Cable, USB Type-C Earphones, Quick Start Guide, Eject Tool, Warranty Card	EarPods with Lighting connector, Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2020	Sep 12, 2017

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
MSRP	$ 699

with 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

A1863

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei P40 Specs	Apple iPhone 8 Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple iPhone 8 Review
User Reviews
	Apple iPhone 8 User Reviews