Huawei P20 Pro vs Huawei P40

Side-by-side specs and price comparison for buyers in Algeria.

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Huawei

Huawei P20 Pro

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Huawei

Huawei P40

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Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Huawei P20 Pro

Faster charging

Even

Higher-resolution camera

Huawei P40

Better display

Huawei P40

Lighter body

Huawei P40

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Huawei P20 Pro	Huawei P40
Size (inches)	6.1	6.1
Panel Type	OLED	OLED
Resolution Height	2240	2340
Resolution Width	1080	1080
PPI	408	422
Glass Type	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	—
Screen-to-body	82	86.3

Platform

Spec	Huawei P20 Pro	Huawei P40
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-G76 MP16
Chipset Name	Kirin 970	Kirin 990 5G (7 nm + )
Process (nm)	10	—
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	EMUI 12	EMUI 12
OS Version	8.1	10

Memory

Spec	Huawei P20 Pro	Huawei P40
Card Slot	No	Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
Variants	64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Huawei P20 Pro	Huawei P40
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS
Features	Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama	Leica optics, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Count	3	3
Telephoto	8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm, (telephoto)	8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm, (telephoto)
ultrawide	—	16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, (ultrawide)
Wide	20 MP, f/1.6, 27mm, (wide)	50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	Huawei P20 Pro	Huawei P40
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Features	Leica optics	HDR
Count	1	1
Lens	24 MP, f/2, 26mm, (wide)	32 MP, f/2, 26mm, (wide)

Battery

Spec	Huawei P20 Pro	Huawei P40
Capacity (mAh)	4000	3800
Chemistry	Li-Po	Li-Po
Wired Charging (W)	5	5

Body

Spec	Huawei P20 Pro	Huawei P40
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	155	148.9
Thickness (mm)	7.8	8.5
Weight (g)	180	175
Width (mm)	73.9	71.1

Launch

Spec	Huawei P20 Pro	Huawei P40
Announced	2018, March 27. Released 2018, April 06	2020, March 26
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2020, April 07

Network

Spec	Huawei P20 Pro	Huawei P40
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100	HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Bands	—	1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM, HSPA, LTE	GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G

Connectivity

Spec	Huawei P20 Pro	Huawei P40
Bluetooth	4.2	5.1
infrared port	Yes	—
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO	GPS (L1 + L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I + B1c + B2a), GALILEO (E1 + E5a), QZSS (L1 + L5), NavIC
Radio	No	No
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	3.1	3.1
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 6

Sound

Spec	Huawei P20 Pro	Huawei P40
3.5mm Jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes

Features

Spec	Huawei P20 Pro	Huawei P40
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass