Huawei Mate Xs vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus

Comparing the Huawei Mate Xs vs Huawei P40 Pro Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Huawei Mate Xs and Huawei P40 Pro Plus run at the same processing speed of 2.86 GHz.

Display: Huawei Mate Xs offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers 6.58 inches, making Huawei Mate Xs the larger display of the two. Both Huawei Mate Xs and Huawei P40 Pro Plus feature the same OLED display.

Rear Camera: Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Huawei Mate Xs offers 40 MP, making Huawei P40 Pro Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Huawei Mate Xs offers a higher front camera resolution with 40 MP, while Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers 32 MP, making Huawei Mate Xs better for front camera photography.

Battery: Huawei Mate Xs offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers 4200 mAh, making Huawei Mate Xs better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Huawei Mate Xs and Huawei P40 Pro Plus offer the same internal storage of 512 GB.

Huawei Mate Xs

₹195,290

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Huawei P40 Pro Plus

₹117,490

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

23 Apr, 2021

10 Oct, 2021

06 May, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.86 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.86 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.58 inches (16.71 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	OLED	AMOLED
1148x2480 px	1200x2640 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.38 inches (16.21 cm)	N/A	N/A
892x2480 px	N/A	N/A

Rear Camera


40 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	40 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


40 MP + 16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	50 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	4200 mAh	6500 mAh
55W Super Charging	40W Super Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	512 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.86 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2.36 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP16

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

6.58 inches (16.71 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1148x2480 px

1200x2640 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

414 ppi

441 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.27 %

91.01 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

161.3 mm

158.2 mm

150.83 mm

Width

78.5 mm

72.6 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

11 mm

9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

300 grams

226 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

Folded: 161.3 x 78.5 x 11 mm
Unfolded: 161.3 x 146.2 x 5.4 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

40 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

40 MP
f/1.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

8 MP

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

7360 x 4912 Pixels

8200 x 6100 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

3840x2160 @ 60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

40 MP
f/1.8 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

8 MP
Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

4200 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 55W Super Charging 85% in 30 minutes

Yes 40W Super Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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