Home Phone comparison Huawei P60 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei P60 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro

77 out 100
Huawei P60 Pro
VS
61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
Huawei P60 Pro
Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P60 Pro Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, 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 P60 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 444ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4815mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P60 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 P60 Pro
vs
Huawei P40 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1220x2700 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 444 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 550 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 92.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P60 Pro
1128 nits
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz365 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P60 Pro], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P60 Pro
89.5 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P60 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2860 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 1024 576
GPU Frequency 875 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P60 Pro
1758
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P60 Pro
4422
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17581111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44223131
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P60 Pro
1275824
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU380609217681
GPU472601212255
Memory202967146459
UX219647141962
NanoReview Score1275824718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P60 Pro
10551
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.50.3 °C34.2 °C
Stability41 %55 %
Graphics Test63 fps19 fps
Graphics Score105513286
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P60 Pro], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNano MemoryNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 Android 10.0
OS Size n/a 16.5 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 4815 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 88 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (27 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P60 Pro
19:49
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing08:26 h08:10 h
Video Playback12:20 h13:26 h
Games05:27 h04:54 h
Standby Mode88 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 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: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.9
Focal length25 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX888Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.41/1.28
Pixel size1.17 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/3.4
Focal length90 mm125 mm
SensorOmnivisionn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length13 mm18 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/1.54
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P60 Pro
159
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Huawei P60 Pro
147
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Huawei P60 Pro
156
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokeh8075
Preview7545
Zoom158124
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P60 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 1.22 μm 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 P60 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Huawei P60 Pro
n/a
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 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
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
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 SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/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 No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P60 Pro
89.1 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 720
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- 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
Charger Included Yes 88 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P60 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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