Huawei P50 vs Huawei P40 vs Google Pixel 5 Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel 5
Huawei P50 Huawei P40 Google Pixel 5
Released · Aug 12, 2021
Released · Apr 07, 2020
Released · Oct 15, 2020
6.5-inch · 2700x1224px
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
6.0-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
Dual camera
8GB
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4100 mAh
3800 mAh
4080 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 29, 2021 Mar 26, 2020 Sep 30, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$700

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
156.5mm x 73.8mm x 7.92mm
5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches
148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm
5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches
144.7 x 70.4 x 8 mm
Weight
6.38 oz / 181.0 g 6.17 oz / 175.0 g 5.33 oz / 151.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Splash, Dust; IP53 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost Just black, Sorta sage

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 88.63% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 86.29% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 86.75% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR OLED, 90Hz, HDR OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2700x1224px, 456 PPI 2340x1080px, 422 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 430 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested Untested 1.9 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm 888 4G (5 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm) Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 680 Prime Core
Octa-core
2860 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 660 Mali-G76 MP16 Adreno 620
Memory
8GBROM: 128 MB
12GB/512GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
HarmonyOS 2 Android (10) Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
4100 mAh 3800 mAh 4080 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W Wired: 22.5W Wired: 18.0W
Wireless: 18.0W
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Browsing
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Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
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Browsing
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Video
Untested
Gaming
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Battery Life Estimate
5h 26min
Browsing
11h 26min
Video
8h 49min
Gaming
6h 51min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F3.4
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED Dual LED LED
Video recording
Yes 4K UHD (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
13 MP 32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.1 5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79 n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 11, 2021
FCC ID value: A4RGD1YQ
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg
Body: 1.18 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/512GB
with 8GB RAM
Memory 8GB
With Kirin 9000 processor
System chip Kirin 9000 (5 nm)
Processor Octa-core
3130 MHz
Cortex-A77
GPU Mali-G78 MP24
with 256GB storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
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