Huawei P40 vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone XR
Huawei P40 Apple iPhone XR
Released · Apr 07, 2020
Released · Oct 26, 2018
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
6.1-inch · 1792x828px
Triple camera
Single camera
6GB · 128GB
3GB · 64GB
3800 mAh
2942 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2020 Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$749

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches
148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g) 6.84 oz (194.0 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 3D Face unlock
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 Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 86.29% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 422 PPI 1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm) Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
Hexa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16 Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
3GB/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
3800 mAh 2942 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W Wireless: 7.5W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 14min
Browsing
11h 8min
Video
5h 50min
Gaming
4h 35min

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: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 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), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
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
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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
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, Video recording

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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 1, 2, 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, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM
Memory 8GB
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
with 256GB storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $799
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