Huawei P40 vs Huawei P20 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2020	Mar 27, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches 148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm	6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g)	6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 86.29% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.00% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR	OLED
Resolution
2340x1080px, 422 PPI	2240x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 408 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16	Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3800 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28"	40 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.78" Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm	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"
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm	20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	24 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	4.2
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	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, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
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	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
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

Dual-SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei P40 Specs	Huawei P20 Pro Specs
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