Huawei P50 vs Huawei P40 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P50 Huawei P40
Released · Aug 12, 2021
Released · Apr 07, 2020
6.5-inch · 2700x1224px
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
8GB
6GB · 128GB
4100 mAh
3800 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 29, 2021 Mar 26, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
156.5mm x 73.8mm x 7.92mm
5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches
148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.38 oz (181.0 g) 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 88.63% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 86.29% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2700x1224px, 456 PPI 2340x1080px, 422 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm 888 4G (5 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Kryo 680 Prime Core
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 660 Mali-G76 MP16
Memory
8GBROM: 128 MB
12GB/512GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
HarmonyOS 2 Android (10)

Battery

Type
4100 mAh 3800 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W Wired: 22.5W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F3.4
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
Yes 4K UHD (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
13 MP 32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker

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
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/512GB
with 8GB RAM
Memory 8GB
With Kirin 9000 processor
System chip Kirin 9000 (5 nm)
Processor Octa-core
3130 MHz
Cortex-A77
GPU Mali-G78 MP24
with 256GB storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
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