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Google Pixel 2 XL vs Huawei P40 Pro

 
Brief information about compared phones: Huawei P40 Pro , Google Pixel 2 XL

Huawei P40 Pro 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), screen 6.58", with resolution 1200x2640. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 50 megapixel main camera.

Google Pixel 2 XL 2017 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), screen 6", with resolution 1440x2880. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology OLED P-OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.58" inch 6" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 91.6% 76.4%
Screen resolution 1200 x 2640 px 1440 x 2880 px
PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 538 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 50 MP, Quad 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS -Periscope 12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom -40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54'', PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF
Functions HDR HDR
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 8 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm
DxOMark Main Score 128 99
DxOMark Photo 108 80
DxOMark Video 95 71
DxOMark Selfie Score 103 77
Performance Operating system OS Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G76 MP16 Adreno 540
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 203156
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1826
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6121
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7088
Antutu 8 score 497741
GeekBench 5 Single Core 775 358
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3182 1507
General specs Release date 2020, March 26 2017, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.2 Х 72.6 Х 9 mm 157.9 Х 76.7 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 209 g 175 g
Colors Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black Just Black, Black & White
Battery 4200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3520 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 970 EUR 530 EUR
Body build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM card & eSIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - 5G SA/NSA Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others HDR10 -90Hz refresh rate Always-on display -100% DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fast charging 40W -Fast wireless charging 27W -Fast reverse wireless charging 27W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging (capped at 10.5 W) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) - Also known as Google Pixel XL2

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy P40 Pro
  • Screen 6.58"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Main camera 50 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory NM (Nano Memory) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel 2 XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB