Huawei P40 Pro vs Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 8
Huawei P40 Pro Apple iPhone 8
Released · Apr 07, 2020
Released · Sep 22, 2017
6.6-inch
4.7-inch
Quad camera
Single camera
8GB · 128GB
2GB · 256GB
4200 mAh
1821 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2020 Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$849

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches
158.2 x 72.6 x 8.95 mm
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
7.37 oz (209.0 g) 5.22 oz (148.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D 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
6.6-inch, 91.54% screen-to-body 4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2640x1200px, 19.8:9 ratio, 441 PPI 1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Features
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
8GB/128GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
2GB/64GB
2GB/128GB
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
4200 mAh 1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W
Wireless: 27.0W
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
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
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 Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (7680 fps)
HDR, 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, Autofocus, 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, 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, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared 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, 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, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 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

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $699
with 512GB storage
Memory 512GB
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with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
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