Huawei P40 Pro vs Google Pixel 6
68
out of 100
VS
72
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.58-inch Huawei P40 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G) that was released on March 26, 2020, against the Google Pixel 6, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 19 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei P40 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 7680FPS
- Thinner bezels – 8.2% more screen real estate
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports higher wattage charging (40W versus 30W)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6
- Delivers 70% higher peak brightness (850 against 500 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 10
- Comes with 414 mAh larger battery capacity: 4614 vs 4200 mAh
- 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (835K versus 665K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 1-year and 7-months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.58 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2640 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 441 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.6% | 83.4% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 365 Hz | 397 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) | 158.6 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 72.6 mm (2.86 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 207 g (7.3 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 2860 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.86 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 576 | 1280 |
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~691.2 GFLOPS | ~2170.9 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 175509 | 232971 |
| GPU | 203583 | 264190 |
| Memory | 152160 | 150880 |
| UX | 128351 | 181239 |
| Total score | 665287 | 835401 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 34.2 °C | 42.1 °C |
| Stability | 55% | 56% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3286 | 6379 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7569 |
| Video editing | - | 6393 |
| Photo editing | - | 17623 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10303 |
| Writing score | - | 15037 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | Nano Memory | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | EMUI 11 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 16.5 GB | 17.6 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4200 mAh | 4614 mAh |
| Max charge power | 40 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (27 W) | Yes (21 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 40 min) | Yes (41% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:53 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:35 hr | 08:58 hr |
| Watching video | 15:03 hr | 16:38 hr |
| Gaming | 04:00 hr | 05:24 hr |
| Standby | 79 hr | 92 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 7680 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 114° |
| Lenses | 4 (50 MP + 12 MP + 40 MP) | 2 (50 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX700 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 40 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 18 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.54", Sony IMX650 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
| Depth lens | Yes | - |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei P40 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | 21 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2020 | October 2021 |
| Release date | March 2020 | October 2021 |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*
Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 6 . But if the camera and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Huawei P40 Pro .
