Huawei P40 Pro vs. OnePlus 8 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei P40 Pro and OnePlus 8 Pro. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P40 Pro vs. OnePlus 8 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 Pro OnePlus 8 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 165.3 mm OnePlus 8 Pro has greater height than Huawei P40 Pro.
Width 72.6 mm 74.3 mm OnePlus 8 Pro has greater width than Huawei P40 Pro.
Depth 8.95 mm 8.5 mm OnePlus 8 Pro is narrower than Huawei P40 Pro.
Weight 209 g 199 g OnePlus 8 Pro is lighter than Huawei P40 Pro.
Body Colour Black | Silver frost Onyx black
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei P40 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP68 -
Repairability Index 8.1 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 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 -
DISPLAY Huawei P40 Pro OnePlus 8 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - Fluid Amoled
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.58" 6.78" OnePlus 8 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei P40 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2640 x 1200 pixels 3168 x 1440 pixels OnePlus 8 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei P40 Pro.
Display Format Full HD+ QHD+
Pixel Density 441 ppi 513 ppi OnePlus 8 Pro has better pixel density than Huawei P40 Pro.
Aspect Ratio - 19.8:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes OnePlus 8 Pro has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - MEMC technology, Motion Graphics Smoothing
Display Refresh Rate 90 Hz 120 Hz OnePlus 8 Pro has better refresh rate than Huawei P40 Pro.
Display Features Quad-Curve Overflow display Reading mode, night mode, Wide colour display (P3), Vibrant Color Effect Pro, 120 Hz Fluid Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 3D (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 Pro OnePlus 8 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz -
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 MC16 Qualcomm ADRENO 650
MEMORY Huawei P40 Pro OnePlus 8 Pro
RAM 8 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more internal memory than OnePlus 8 Pro.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.0
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P40 Pro OnePlus 8 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better camera resolution than OnePlus 8 Pro.
Sensor Size 1/1.28" 1/1.4" OnePlus 8 Pro has better camera sensor size than Huawei P40 Pro.
Sensor Name Huawei Ultra Vision sensor Sony Exmor RS IMX689 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.78 OnePlus 8 Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Lens Construction - 7-element
Pixel Size 2.44 μm 1.12 μm Huawei P40 Pro has larger camera pixel size than OnePlus 8 Pro.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Special Effects Bokeh effect Portrait, HDR, Studio
Camera Modes 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video, ultra slow motion video, telephoto video Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, portrait mode, Cine Video Mode, Dog, Cat, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Ultra shot
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection OnePlus 8 Pro has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8192 x 6144 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps
Camera Features (Functions) 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 GIF animation function, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), RAW image capture, AI scene detection, 4-in-1 Pixel technology, UltraShot engine, 3x Hybrid Zoom
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera resolution than OnePlus 8 Pro.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/1.54" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.8 F/2.44 Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Huawei Cine Camera OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixels OnePlus 8 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Huawei P40 Pro.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/3.4 F/2.2 OnePlus 8 Pro has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
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
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better front camera resolution than OnePlus 8 Pro.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 Huawei P40 Pro has better front lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes (Front) - Time-lapse mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Huawei P40 Pro has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 6528 x 4896 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) TOF camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P40 Pro OnePlus 8 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 4510 mAh OnePlus 8 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei P40 Pro.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Warp Charge 30 technology, Warp Charge 30T technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei P40 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
CELLULAR Huawei P40 Pro OnePlus 8 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 10 OxygenOS (based on Android 10)
User Interface EMUI 10.1 -
Intelligent Assistant Celia -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 Pro OnePlus 8 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X
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 8, Band 9, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 1700, 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 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 66
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 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band N1, n2, n7, n28 N1, n3, n7, n28, n78
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X55 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P40 Pro OnePlus 8 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, LDAC, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, SBC, apt-X HD, EAC3-JOC, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Dolby Atmos Surround Sound
FEATURES Huawei P40 Pro OnePlus 8 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, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, RGB sensor, laser sensor, flicker sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features 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 Face Unlock, Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, Alert Slider
OTHERS Huawei P40 Pro OnePlus 8 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones SIM card removal tool, sticker, screen protector, USB-C cable, protective case, Warp Charge 30 power adapter
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP68 -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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