Huawei P40 Pro vs Honor Power 2
Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Honor Power 2, Manufactured in January, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 441ppi
- Lighter design: 209g vs 216g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor Power 2
- Larger display: 6.79in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 10080mAh vs 4200mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.1
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.58 in | 6.79 in |
| Resolution | 1200x2640 pixels | 1200x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | n/a |
| Pixel density | 441 ppi | 427 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 600 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.5 % | 90.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.4 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 365 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 in) | 162.1 mm (6.38 in) |
| Width | 72.6 mm (2.86 in) | 76.3 mm (3 in) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.98 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 216 g (7.62 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver |
- White - Black - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite |
| Max Frequency | 2860 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725) - 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Da Vinci | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU Cores | 576 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 600 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 691.2 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1111 | 1728 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3131 | 6762 |
| CPU | 217681 | 709591 |
| GPU | 212255 | 762021 |
| Memory | 146459 | 409017 |
| UX | 141962 | 526985 |
| NanoReview Score | 718357 | 2407614 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 34.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 55 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 19 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 3286 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | Nano Memory | No |
Software
| OS | Android 10.0 | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 16.5 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | EMUI 11 | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Volume | 4200 mAh | 10080 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 40 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (27 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (70% in 40 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 08:10 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:26 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:54 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 81 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8160x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 7680 fps (720p) | n/a |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 40 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX700 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 125 mm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 40 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | n/a |
| Focal length | 18 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX650 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.54 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 75 | n/a |
| Preview | 45 | n/a |
| Zoom | 124 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32) | n/a |
| LTE category | 21 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2020 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2020 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 720 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 370 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 80 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Power 2 the clear winner in this comparison.
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