Huawei P40 vs Vivo X300

58 out 100
Huawei P40
VS
92 out 100
Vivo X300

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Vivo X300, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P40
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 190g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Vivo X300
  • Larger display: 6.31in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6040mAh vs 3800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 and Vivo X300
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
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.3 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40
586 nits
Vivo X300
n/a
sRGB gamut129.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)245 Hzn/a
Response time7 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 148.9 mm (5.86 in) 150.57 mm (5.93 in)
Width 71.1 mm (2.8 in) 71.92 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.95 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Black
- Blue
- Red
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40
86.3 %
Vivo X300
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 and Vivo X300 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 4210 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)
- 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 576 1536
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40
1105
Vivo X300
3383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40
3114
Vivo X300
10099
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11053383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)311410099
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a25462
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40
714339
Vivo X300
3367414
CPU223187957632
GPU2125801342611
Memory140763448412
UX137809618759
NanoReview Score7143393367414
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40
3276
Vivo X300
n/a
Max Surface Temp.44.1 °Cn/a
Stability44 %n/a
Graphics Test19 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3276n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 16
OS Size 13 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 11 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 3800 mAh 6040 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 0:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40
19:23
Vivo X300
n/a
Web Browsing07:55 hn/a
Video Playback12:38 hn/a
Games04:47 hn/a
Standby Mode87 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 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 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.68
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX700Samsung ISOCELL HPB
Sensor size1/1.281/1.4
Pixel size1.22 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.6
Focal length80 mm70 mm
Sensorn/aSony LYT-602
Sensor size1/41/1.95
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length17 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor 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 3.2
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
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/B2/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/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P40
79.6 dB
Vivo X300
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2020 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 680 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 699
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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X300 the clear winner in this comparison.

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