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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Huawei P40

 
Brief information about compared phones: Huawei P40 , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Huawei P40 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), screen 6.1", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 50 megapixel main camera.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), screen 6.39", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 91.3 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.3% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 422 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 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 48 MP, f/1.5 (12GB RAM model) or f/1.8 (8GB RAM model), (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF - 12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, laser AF, 2x optical zoom - 16 MP, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0"
Functions HDR HDR
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Dual 20 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only) 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
Performance Operating system OS Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G76 MP16 Adreno 640
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 496357
GeekBench 5 Single Core 774
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3181
General specs Release date 2020, March 26 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 148.9 Х 71.1 Х 8.5 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 175 g 173 g
Colors Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black Transparent Black
Battery 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 800 EUR 530 EUR
Body build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A
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 dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others DCI-P3 -HDR10 -90Hz HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop 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 Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port - Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+) -Fast wireless charging 20W - Also known as Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy P40
  • Screen 6.1"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Main camera 50 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory NM (Nano Memory) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP