Huawei P40 vs. Huawei P Smart 2020

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P40 and Huawei P Smart 2020. 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 P40 vs. Huawei P Smart 2020 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 Huawei P Smart 2020
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - POT-LX1A
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 148.9 mm 155.3 mm Huawei P Smart 2020 has greater height than Huawei P40.
Width 71.06 mm 73.5 mm Huawei P Smart 2020 has greater width than Huawei P40.
Depth 8.5 mm 8.2 mm Huawei P Smart 2020 is narrower than Huawei P40.
Weight 175 g 163 g Huawei P Smart 2020 is lighter than Huawei P40.
Body Colour Silver frost | Black Emerald Green | Midnight black | Black | Aurora blue
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei P40 is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP53 -
Repairability Index 7.9 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.2 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.85 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Micro-USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei P40 Huawei P Smart 2020
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology - LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.1" 6.21" Huawei P Smart 2020 has larger screen size than Huawei P40.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 422 ppi 415 ppi Huawei P40 has better pixel density than Huawei P Smart 2020.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - Dewdrop display
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 Huawei P Smart 2020
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 5G Hisilicon Kirin 710
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2.2 GHz Huawei P40 has higher clock speed than Huawei P Smart 2020.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P40 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 MC16 Mali-G51 MP4
MEMORY Huawei P40 Huawei P Smart 2020
RAM 8 GB 4 GB Huawei P40 has more RAM than Huawei P Smart 2020.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 112 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Huawei P40 Huawei P Smart 2020
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 2
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better camera resolution than Huawei P Smart 2020.
Sensor Size 1/1.28" -
Sensor Name Huawei Ultra Vision sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.8 Huawei P Smart 2020 has better lens aperture than Huawei P40.
Pixel Size 2.44 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Light Source LED light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8192 x 6144 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Zoom, Leica Triple Camera, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studio, AI AWB Algorithm, AI motion algorithm, Gallery Edit, HUAWEI Golden Snap, AI Remove Reflection, AI Remove Passersby, AI Best Moment, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better second camera resolution than Huawei P Smart 2020.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Huawei P40 has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P40.
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) 2.5cm macro photography -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom 3x -
Hybrid Zoom 5x -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) 30X Max Zoom -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better front camera resolution than Huawei P Smart 2020.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) - Beauty mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Huawei P40 has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 6528 x 4896 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps -
Camera Features (Front) - AI Camera
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) IR camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P40 Huawei P Smart 2020
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3800 mAh 3400 mAh Huawei P40 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P Smart 2020.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge - Huawei P40 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 1.5 hour(s) -
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei P40 can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time - 800 hours
Talk Time - 1500 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 1500 min
Standby (2G): up to 738 hrs
Standby (3G): up to 800 hrs
Standby (4G): up to 653 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei P40 Huawei P Smart 2020
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Huawei P40 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface EMUI 10.1 EMUI 9.1
Intelligent Assistant Celia -
Payment Technology Google Pay -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 Huawei P Smart 2020
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 FDD-LTE
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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 850, 900
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 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20
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 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
5G NR Band N1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, OPP, SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, GAVDP, PBAP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P40 Huawei P Smart 2020
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP 3GP, MP4
FEATURES Huawei P40 Huawei P Smart 2020
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, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime Face Unlock, EROFS superfile compression technology
OTHERS Huawei P40 Huawei P Smart 2020
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, TP protective film
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP53 -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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