Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 and Huawei P40 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 vs Huawei P40

85 out 100
Xiaomi 14
VS
58 out 100
Huawei P40
Xiaomi 14
Huawei P40

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14
  • Larger display: 6.36in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4610mAh vs 3800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P40
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 193g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 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
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 14
vs
Huawei P40

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1200x2670 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 (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 3000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 86.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14
1170 nits
Huawei P40
586 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %129.7 %
PWM (Flicker)429 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms7 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14], [Huawei P40]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 148.9 mm (5.86 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 71.1 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14
89.4 %
Huawei P40
86.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 and Huawei P40 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2860 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 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 750 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 1536 576
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14
2182
Huawei P40
1105
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14
6991
Huawei P40
3114
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21821105
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69913114
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14
2031113
Huawei P40
714339
CPU452780223187
GPU851183212580
Memory411673140763
UX315477137809
NanoReview Score2031113714339
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14
15419
Huawei P40
3276
Max Surface Temp.47.9 °C44.1 °C
Stability70 %44 %
Graphics Test92 fps19 fps
Graphics Score154193276
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14], [Huawei P40]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14
16364
Huawei P40
n/a
Writing score19653n/a
Web score15768n/a
Video editing7891n/a
Data manipulation16120n/a
NanoReview Score16364n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 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 4.0UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 10.0
OS Size 28 GB 13 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 4610 mAh 3800 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14
25:30
Huawei P40
19:23
Web Browsing10:59 h07:55 h
Video Playback17:04 h12:38 h
Games05:15 h04:47 h
Standby Mode111 h87 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.311/1.28
Pixel size1.2 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length75 mm80 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/4
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm17 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14
137
Huawei P40
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14
138
Huawei P40
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14
138
Huawei P40
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom134n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 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
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category2021
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14
92.6 dB
Huawei P40
79.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 680
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
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 the clear winner in this comparison.

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