Huawei P40 Pro vs Vivo S30 Pro mini
Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Vivo S30 Pro mini, Manufactured in June, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
- Larger display: 6.58in
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo S30 Pro mini
- Higher pixel density: 461ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 186g vs 209g
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4200mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 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 | 6.31 in |
| Resolution | 1200x2640 pixels | 1216x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.54:9 |
| Pixel density | 441 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 600 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.5 % | 90.3 % |
| 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) | 150.83 mm (5.94 in) |
| Width | 72.6 mm (2.86 in) | 71.76 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.99 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver |
- White - Black - Pink - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
| 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 (Cortex-A720) - 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Da Vinci | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 576 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 600 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 691.2 GFLOPS | 3993.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1111 | 2265 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3131 | 7183 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 15386 |
| CPU | 217681 | 465827 |
| GPU | 212255 | 784189 |
| Memory | 146459 | 346049 |
| UX | 141962 | 364035 |
| NanoReview Score | 718357 | 1960100 |
| 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 | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | Nano Memory | No |
Software
| OS | Android 10.0 | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 16.5 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | EMUI 11 | OriginOS 5 |
Battery
| Volume | 4200 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 40 W | 90 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 | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 106 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 40 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX700 | Sony IMX921 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 125 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.95 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 40 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX650 | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.54 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 75 | n/a |
| Preview | 45 | n/a |
| Zoom | 124 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.64 μm |
| 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 |
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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | GSM 850/900/1800MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32) | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B66) |
| 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 | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2020 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2020 yr | June, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 720 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 490 |
| 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 |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes 90 W |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo S30 Pro mini the clear winner in this comparison.
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