Home Phone comparison Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei P20 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei P40 Pro vs Huawei P20 Pro

61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
VS
47 out 100
Huawei P20 Pro
Huawei P40 Pro
Huawei P20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Huawei P20 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. 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
  • Larger display: 6.58in
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 4.2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P20 Pro
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 209g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei P20 Pro
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
Smartphones:
Huawei P40 Pro
vs
Huawei P20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.58 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1200x2640 pixels 1080x2240 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 18.7:9
Pixel density 441 ppi 408 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 600 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 92.5 % 82.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)365 Hz238 Hz
Response time3 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40 Pro], [Huawei P20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.2 mm (6.23 in) 155 mm (6.1 in)
Width 72.6 mm (2.86 in) 73 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei P20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 2360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Yes
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Cores 576 216
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 767 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1111518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31311562
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
CPU21768195187
GPU212255104334
Memory14645982832
UX14196290088
NanoReview Score718357372441
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Huawei P20 Pro
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 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1833 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 16.5 GB 12 GB
UI Skin EMUI 11 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (27 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 40 min) Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Web Browsing08:10 h07:43 h
Video Playback13:26 h11:30 h
Games04:54 h05:07 h
Standby Mode81 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Monochrome: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX700Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.281/1.74
Pixel size1.22 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.4
Focal length125 mm80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.8n/a
Focal length18 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX650n/a
Sensor size1/1.54n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Overall camera score
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Bokeh75n/a
Preview45n/a
Zoom124n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P40 Pro], [Huawei P20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
144
Huawei P20 Pro
113

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
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
Huawei P20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2020 yr March, 2018 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr April, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 720 900
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P40 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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