Home Phone comparison Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Huawei P40 - Which is better?

Huawei Pura 70 Pro vs Huawei P40

75 out 100
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
VS
58 out 100
Huawei P40
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
Huawei P40

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Pro Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Huawei P40, 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
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 70 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5050mAh vs 3800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P40
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 220g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Huawei P40
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
vs
Huawei P40

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1260x2844 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 86.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40
586 nits
sRGB gamutn/a129.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response timen/a7 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 148.9 mm (5.86 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 71.1 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
91.4 %
Huawei P40
86.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Huawei P40 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2860 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Da Vinci
Graphics Maleoon 910 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 1024 576
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
1420
Huawei P40
1105
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
4264
Huawei P40
3114
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14201105
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)42643114
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Pura 70 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
939616
Huawei P40
714339
CPU316992223187
GPU194727212580
Memory240630140763
UX187267137809
NanoReview Score939616714339
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40
3276
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.1 °C
Stabilityn/a44 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3276
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) Android 10.0
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 5050 mAh 3800 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40
19:23
Web Browsingn/a07:55 h
Video Playbackn/a12:38 h
Gamesn/a04:47 h
Standby Moden/a87 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
Flash 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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12.5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length25 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.31/1.28
Pixel size1.2 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.4
Focal length93 mm80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix125 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm17 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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
- 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 SlotNoYes
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/B6/B7/B8/B9/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE categoryn/a21
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40
79.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1300 680
Sensors - 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 100 W n/a

Note

Huawei Pura 70 Pro:

There is a smartphone model that supports only one physical SIM card and eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 70 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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