Home Phone comparison Huawei P40 Pro and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL - Which is better?

Huawei P40 Pro vs Google Pixel 10 Pro XL

61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
VS
86 out 100
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
Huawei P40 Pro
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Google Pixel 10 Pro XL, Manufactured in August, 2025 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 232g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 486ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 Pro and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
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
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.58 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1200x2640 pixels 1344x2992 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 441 ppi 486 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 3300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 92.5 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
sRGB gamut99.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)365 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.2 mm (6.23 in) 162.8 mm (6.41 in)
Width 72.6 mm (2.86 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Pro and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G Google Tensor G5
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 5 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)		 - 2/2.25 (Cortex-A520)
- 5/3.05 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.78 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Yes
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU Cores 576 n/a
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 1536 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
2488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
7078
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11112488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31317078
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
1508196
CPU217681497292
GPU212255553638
Memory146459222069
UX141962265772
NanoReview Score7183571508196
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
Max Surface Temp.34.2 °Cn/a
Stability55 %n/a
Graphics Test19 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3286n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 16
OS Size 16.5 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 11 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (27 W) Yes (23 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 40 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
Web Browsing08:10 hn/a
Video Playback13:26 hn/a
Games04:54 hn/a
Standby Mode81 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX700Samsung GNV
Sensor size1/1.281/2
Pixel size1.22 μm0.77 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.8
Focal length125 mm113 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KGM5
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length18 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX650Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size1/1.541/2
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview45n/a
Zoom124n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 42 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 17 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.51
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
144
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
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/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2020 yr August, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr August, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 720 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1199
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 10 Pro XL the clear winner in this comparison.

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