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alcatel U5 vs Huawei P40

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    U5:
    LCD
    P40:
    OLED
  • Screen diagonal

    U5: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

    U5:
    5 in
    P40:
    6.1 in
  • Chipset

    U5:
    Mediatek MT6737M (28 nm)
    P40:
    HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
  • Rear camera layout

    U5:
    Single
    P40:
    Triple
  • Depth

    P40: 1.5 mm thinner

    U5:
    10 mm
    P40:
    8.5 mm
  • Height

    U5: 8.2 mm shorter

    U5:
    140.7 mm
    P40:
    148.9 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. U5

    Height:
    140.7 mm
    Width:
    71.8 mm
    Depth:
    10 mm +1.5 mm versus P40
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. P40

    Height:
    148.9 mm +8.2 mm versus U5
    Width:
    71.1 mm
    Depth:
    8.5 mm
    Weight:
    175 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. U5

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. P40

    Screen diagonal:
    6.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19.5:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    91.3 cm²

P40 has approximately 32.5% more rectangular screen area than U5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for U5, P40, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageU5P40
8 GB 1 GB RAM Not recorded
128 GB Not recorded 6 / 8 GB RAM Alternative RAM configurations
256 GB Not recorded 8 GB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. U5

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

2. P40

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details NM (Nano Memory) · up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. U5

    2050 mAh

  2. 2. P40

    3800 mAh

    +1750 mAh versus U5

Specifications

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1. U52. P40

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for U5, P40.
SpecificationU5P40
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 140.7 Х 71.8 Х 10 mm
  • 148.9 Х 71.1 Х 8.5 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 175 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • OLED
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 6.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 1080 x 2340 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 128GB 6GB RAM
  • 128GB 8GB RAM
  • 256GB 8GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • NM (Nano Memory)
  • up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2050 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737M (28 nm)
  • HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for U5, P40.
SpecificationU5P40
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 91.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.2%
  • 86.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 196 PPI
  • 422 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for U5, P40.
SpecificationU5P40
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 50 MP
  • Triple
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 50 MP
  • f/1.9
  • 23mm (wide)
  • 1/1.28''
  • 2.44µm
  • omnidirectional PDAF
  • OIS -8 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 80mm (telephoto)
  • PDAF
  • OIS
  • 3x optical zoom -16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 17mm (ultrawide)
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 2160p@30/60fps
  • 1080p@30/60fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 32 MP
  • Dual
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 32 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1/2.8"
  • 0.8µm IR TOF 3D
  • (biometrics sensor only)
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for U5, P40.
SpecificationU5P40
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720MP2
  • Mali-G76 MP16
Antutu 7 score *
  • 23195
Unknown
Antutu 8 score * Unknown
  • 496357
GeekBench 5 Single Core * Unknown
  • 774
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 3181
General specs
General specs — specifications for U5, P40.
SpecificationU5P40
Release date
  • 2017
  • February
  • 2020
  • March 26
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver Frost
  • Blush Gold
  • Deep Sea Blue
  • Ice White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 800 EUR
Body build Unknown
  • Glass front
  • glass back
  • aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for U5, P40.
SpecificationU5P40
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 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
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A
  • 5G
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with dual-band A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • GALILEO
  • QZSS
  • NavIC
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 5.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for U5, P40.
SpecificationU5P40
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others Unknown
  • DCI-P3 -HDR10 -90Hz
  • 32-bit/384kHz audio
Other features
Other features — specifications for U5, P40.
SpecificationU5P40
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • Sensors Infrared face recognition
  • fingerprint (under display
  • optical)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • color spectrum
  • Infrared port - Fast charging 22.5W - IP53 dust and splash protection