Huawei P40 Pro vs Huawei P30 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Huawei P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
- Larger display: 6.58in
- Higher pixel density: 441ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
- Lighter design: 192g vs 209g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.58 in | 6.47 in |
| Resolution | 1200x2640 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 441 ppi | 398 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 600 nits | 570 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.5 % | 88.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.4 % | 99 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 365 Hz | 231 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 in) | 158 mm (6.22 in) |
| Width | 72.6 mm (2.86 in) | 73.4 mm (2.89 in) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver |
- White - Black - Blue - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max Frequency | 2860 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Da Vinci | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-G76 MP10 |
| GPU Cores | 576 | 360 |
| GPU Frequency | 600 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | 691.2 GFLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1111 | 912 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3131 | 2259 |
| CPU | 217681 | 195913 |
| GPU | 212255 | 159297 |
| Memory | 146459 | 117921 |
| UX | 141962 | 128557 |
| NanoReview Score | 718357 | 601688 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 34.2 °C | 40 °C |
| Stability | 55 % | 48 % |
| Graphics Test | 19 fps | 14 fps |
| Graphics Score | 3286 | 2490 |
| Writing score | n/a | 10855 |
| Web score | n/a | 7067 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5710 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7553 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8525 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | Nano Memory | Nano Memory |
Software
| OS | Android 10.0 | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) |
| OS Size | 16.5 GB | 13.4 GB |
| UI Skin | EMUI 11 | EMUI 12 |
Battery
| Volume | 4200 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 40 W | 40 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (27 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (70% in 40 min) | Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:10 h | 08:25 h |
| Video Playback | 13:26 h | 13:36 h |
| Games | 04:54 h | 05:24 h |
| Standby Mode | 81 h | 99 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 7360x4912 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| 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 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 40 MP Depth |
Standard: 40 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 20 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX700 | Sony IMX650 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 125 mm | 125 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4 |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 40 MP | 20 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX650 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.54 | 1/2.7 |
| 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 | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 29 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| 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 |
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 | 5 |
| 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 - Galileo |
| 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 | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | HSDPA 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 category | 21 | 21 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2020 yr | March, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2020 yr | May, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 720 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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