Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) vs. Huawei P40 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) and Huawei P40 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) vs. Huawei P40 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Huawei P40 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 174.6 mm 158.2 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater height than Huawei P40 Pro.
Width 85.4 mm 72.6 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater width than Huawei P40 Pro.
Depth 8.38 mm 8.95 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Weight 233 g 209 g Huawei P40 Pro is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Body Colour Emerald Green Black | Silver frost
Protection Dustproof, waterproof Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP53 IEC 60529 IP68
Repairability Index - 8.1 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.24 W/kg (body), 0.91 W/kg (head), 2.21 W/kg (limb) 0.99 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.48 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Huawei P40 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Screen Size (Display Size) 7.2" 6.58" Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has larger screen size than Huawei P40 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2640 x 1200 pixels Huawei P40 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 345 ppi 441 ppi Huawei P40 Pro has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features Full Lamination, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Quad-Curve Overflow display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant coating, Aluminosilicate glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Huawei P40 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Hisilicon Kirin 990
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei P40 Pro has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 Mali-G76 MC16
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Huawei P40 Pro
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB 8 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 256 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Huawei P40 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 4
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Sensor Size - 1/1.28"
Sensor Name - Huawei Ultra Vision sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.9 Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Pixel Size - 2.44 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Special Effects - Bokeh effect
Camera Modes - 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video, ultra slow motion video, telephoto video
Light Source LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Leica Triple Camera, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS) Hybrid Zoom, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Leica Quad Camera System, RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studios
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 20 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/1.54"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/1.8 Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Huawei Cine Camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/3.4 Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 5x
Hybrid Zoom - 10x
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Huawei SuperSensing Camera, 50X Max Zoom
FOURTH CAMERA
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Huawei P40 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - TOF camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Huawei P40 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 4200 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Huawei P40 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Huawei P40 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 10
User Interface EMUI 9.1 EMUI 10.1
Intelligent Assistant - Celia
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Huawei P40 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L
5G NR Band N77, n78, n79 N1, n2, n7, n28
5G NR Frequency TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
Bluetooth Profiles SBC -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem Balong 5000 -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Huawei P40 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, EAC3, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, HWA, 3GP, AC-4 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, MP4 MPEG-4, 3GP
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Huawei P40 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features HUAWEI M-Pen support Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, HUAWEI Dual-View Video, Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime, SuperCool system
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Huawei P40 Pro
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, protective case Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones
Compliant Standards IP53, TUV Rheinland IEC 60529 IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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