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Huawei P40 Pro

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ELS-NX9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G991U1
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - ELS-N04 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G991B
5G Network 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-NX9 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G991U1
  1, 3, 5, 28, 38, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-N04 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G991B
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Launch
Announced 2020, March 26 2021, January 14
Status Available. Released 2020, April 07 Available. Released 2021, January 29
Body
Dimensions 158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm (6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 in) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type OLED, 90Hz, HDR10 Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Size 6.58 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1200 x 2640 pixels (~441 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 10, EMUI 12, no Google Play Services Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China
GPU Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory
Card slot Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 3.0 UFS 3.1
Main Camera
Modules 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features Leica optics, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR; gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF
IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No No
 32-bit/384kHz audio 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.1, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features
Sensors Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
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Battery
Type Li-Po 4200 mAh Li-Ion 4000 mAh
Charging 40W wired
27W wireless
27W reverse wireless
25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
SAR 0.74 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.46 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models ELS-NX9, ELS-N04, ELS-AN00, ELS-TN00 SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09
Price $ 289.99 / C$ 595.00 / £ 345.00 / € 336.28 $ 179.00 / C$ 219.99 / £ 169.84 / € 222.06 / ₹ 21,999
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 496356 (v8)
GeekBench: 12848 (v4.4), 3197 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 31fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 584055 (v8)
GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) 856 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker -27.5 LUFS (Good) -26.4 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 94h Endurance rating 93h

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