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Huawei P50 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro

67 out 100
Huawei P50 Pro
VS
61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
Huawei P50 Pro
Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P50 Pro Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. 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 P50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4360mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei P40 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 P50 Pro
vs
Huawei P40 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.6 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1228x2700 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 550 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 92.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz365 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P50 Pro], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.8 mm (6.25 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 72.8 mm (2.87 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2860 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 1024 576
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13691111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)36443131
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU200677217681
GPU236558212255
Memory148683146459
UX155415141962
NanoReview Score741333718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P50 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.2 °C
Stabilityn/a55 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3286
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNano MemoryNano Memory

Software

OS Android 11 Android 10.0
OS Size 19.4 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin HarmonyOS 2.0 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 4360 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (27 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing05:47 h08:10 h
Video Playback09:15 h13:26 h
Games04:08 h04:54 h
Standby Mode90 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ASony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.51/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/3.4
Focal length90 mm125 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length13 mm18 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/3.061/1.54
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokeh8075
Preview5345
Zoom149124
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P50 Pro], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
144
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
146
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
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
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category2021
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date August, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 720
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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