Apple iPhone 16 Pro vs Huawei P40

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Pro Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.3 with chipsetApple A18 Pro, vs Huawei P40, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.3in
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Huawei P40
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 199g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3800mAh vs 3582mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 16 Pro and Huawei P40
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.3 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1206x2622 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 458 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 86.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
1778 nits
Huawei P40
586 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %129.7 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms7 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 149.6 mm (5.89 in) 148.9 mm (5.86 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 71.1 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
91.1 %
Huawei P40
86.3 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 16 Pro and Huawei P40 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A18 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 4040 MHz 2860 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Neural Engine Da Vinci
Graphics Apple A18 Pro GPU Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 768 576
GPU Frequency 1490 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 2289 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
3558
Huawei P40
1105
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
8958
Huawei P40
3114
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)35581105
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)89583114
Geekbench Compute (GPU)32952n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
1793917
Huawei P40
714339
CPU408349223187
GPU739305212580
Memory281199140763
UX365064137809
NanoReview Score1793917714339
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40
3276
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.1 °C
Stabilityn/a44 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3276

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 10.0
OS Size 18 GB 13 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 3582 mAh 3800 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:38 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
28:13
Huawei P40
19:23
Web Browsing11:41 h07:55 h
Video Playback17:46 h12:38 h
Games05:35 h04:47 h
Standby Mode132 h87 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom 142 Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX803Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.281/1.28
Pixel size1.22 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/2.4
Focal length120 mm80 mm
SensorSony IMX913n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/4
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm17 mm
SensorSony IMX972n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
157
Huawei P40
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
159
Huawei P40
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
157
Huawei P40
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview93n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE categoryn/a21
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
79.6 dB
Huawei P40
79.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 680
MSRP ($) 999 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Apple iPhone 16 Pro:

In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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