Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro Manufactured in June, 2020, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4200mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 219g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F2 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.2 % 92.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
848 nits
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)177 Hz365 Hz
Response time9 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
87.2 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 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 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 768 576
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
1258
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
3470
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12581111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34703131
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
812147
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU242385217681
GPU249241212255
Memory139319146459
UX181202141962
NanoReview Score812147718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
3818
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.45.7 °C34.2 °C
Stability99 %55 %
Graphics Test22 fps19 fps
Graphics Score38183286
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
10406
Huawei P40 Pro
n/a
Writing score13789n/a
Web score6769n/a
Video editing5975n/a
Data manipulation7863n/a
NanoReview Score10406n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 10.0
OS Size 21 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin MIUI 14 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (27 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Quick Charge 4+ (100% in 70 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
24:59
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing09:43 h08:10 h
Video Playback15:53 h13:26 h
Games05:40 h04:54 h
Standby Mode120 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Depth: 2 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
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.89f/1.9
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX686Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.71/1.28
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/1.8
Focal length13 mm18 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3L6Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/3.11/1.54
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a45
Zoomn/a124

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5963x3354 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- 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: B2/B3/B5/B8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA: 1/2/4/5/8WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category2421
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
83.7 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2020 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date June, 2020 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 720
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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