Huawei P40 Pro Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

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Comparing the Huawei P40 Pro Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei P40 Pro Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.86 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra runs at 2.73 GHz, making Huawei P40 Pro Plus the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers 6.58 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Huawei P40 Pro Plus's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 40 MP, while Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers 32 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers 4200 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra better for longer battery life.


Storage: Huawei P40 Pro Plus offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers 128 GB, making Huawei P40 Pro Plus the better option for storage.

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Huawei P40 Pro Plus
₹117,490
(Not Released in India)
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
₹99,991
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

80%

Release Date

10 Oct, 2021
15 Feb, 2020

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Octa Core (upto 2.86 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.58 inches (16.71 cm)
6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1200x2640 px (FHD+)
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

32 MP
40 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4200 mAh
5000 mAh
40W Super Charging
45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 3.0

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Beautiful 120Hz screen
  • Capable and versatile cameras
  • Smooth performance
  • Useful software features

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Massive size
  • 100x Space Zoom not very useful
  • Iffy fingerprint scanner
  • Pricey

User Ratings

N/A
4.3/5
(399 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
492,456
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Feb 15, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

OS Updates

N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990

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

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M5 Mongoose 2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP16
Mali-G77 MP11

RAM

8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR5

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
492,456

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
18.0 s

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.58 inches  (16.71 cm)
6.9 inches  (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1200x2640 px (FHD+)
1440x3200 px (QHD+)

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi
509 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.01 %
90.62 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

158.2 mm
166.9 mm

Width

72.6 mm
76 mm

Thickness

9 mm
8.8 mm

Weight

226 grams
220 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle
108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
40 MP
f/1.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP
f/3.5 Telephoto Camera102 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8200 x 6100 Pixels
12000 x 9000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
8k @24 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @960 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
Primary Camera
40 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 1.4µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4200 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 25 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Super Charging
Yes 45W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes

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

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 3.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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)
N/A
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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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope