Home Phone comparison Huawei P40 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei P40 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro

58 out 100
Huawei P40
VS
61 out 100
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
Huawei P40
Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P40
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 188g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3800mAh vs 3046mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 and Apple iPhone 11 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P40
vs
Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 86.3 % 80.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40
586 nits
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
789 nits
sRGB gamut129.7 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)245 Hz290 Hz
Response time7 ms7.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40], [Apple iPhone 11 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 148.9 mm (5.86 in) 144 mm (5.67 in)
Width 71.1 mm (2.8 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Dark Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40
86.3 %
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
80.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 576 256
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40
1105
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
1543
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40
3114
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
4009
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11051543
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31144009
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40
714339
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
923624
CPU223187229850
GPU212580355586
Memory140763154614
UX137809183574
NanoReview Score714339923624
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40
3276
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
7454
Max Surface Temp.44.1 °C44.2 °C
Stability44 %74 %
Graphics Test19 fps44 fps
Graphics Score32767454
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40], [Apple iPhone 11 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0NVMe
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 13 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 11 n/a

Battery

Volume 3800 mAh 3046 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40
19:23
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
20:02
Web Browsing07:55 h07:38 h
Video Playback12:38 h12:11 h
Games04:47 h04:50 h
Standby Mode87 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED n/a
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 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX700Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.281/2.55
Pixel size1.22 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length80 mm52 mm
Sensor size1/41/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length17 mm13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 11 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))
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
79.6 dB
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
85 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2020 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 680 999
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
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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