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Huawei P40 Pro vs Apple iPhone 11

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Huawei P40 Pro
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Apple iPhone 11
Huawei P40 Pro
Apple iPhone 11

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Apple iPhone 11, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.58in
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 3110mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11
  • Lighter design: 194g vs 209g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 Pro and Apple iPhone 11
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P40 Pro
vs
Apple iPhone 11

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.58 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1200x2640 pixels 828x1792 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 441 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 600 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 92.5 % 79.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
Apple iPhone 11
668 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)365 Hzn/a
Response time3 ms24.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite999:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40 Pro], [Apple iPhone 11]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.2 mm (6.23 in) 150.9 mm (5.94 in)
Width 72.6 mm (2.86 in) 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Red
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %
Apple iPhone 11
79.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Pro and Apple iPhone 11 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 576 256
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Apple iPhone 11
1613
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Apple iPhone 11
4215
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11111613
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31314215
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
Apple iPhone 11
898234
CPU217681231010
GPU212255308030
Memory146459155712
UX141962203482
NanoReview Score718357898234
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Apple iPhone 11
7530
Max Surface Temp.34.2 °C43.6 °C
Stability55 %72 %
Graphics Test19 fps45 fps
Graphics Score32867530
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40 Pro], [Apple iPhone 11]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0NVMe
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 16.5 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 11 n/a

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 3110 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (27 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Apple iPhone 11
22:24
Web Browsing08:10 h08:46 h
Video Playback13:26 h13:37 h
Games04:54 h04:58 h
Standby Mode81 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 7680 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX700Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.281/2.55
Pixel size1.22 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length125 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.4
Focal length18 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX650n/a
Sensor size1/1.541/3.6
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Apple iPhone 11
125
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Apple iPhone 11
125
Overall camera score
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Apple iPhone 11
116
Bokeh7555
Preview4573
Zoom12463
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P40 Pro], [Apple iPhone 11]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Apple iPhone 11
114
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
144
Apple iPhone 11
135

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2118
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB
Apple iPhone 11
83.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2020 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 720 699
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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