Google Nexus 5X vs. Huawei P40 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Google Nexus 5X and Huawei P40 Pro. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Nexus 5X vs. Huawei P40 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Nexus 5X Huawei P40 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147 mm 158.2 mm Huawei P40 Pro has greater height than Google Nexus 5X.
Width 72.6 mm 72.6 mm Both phones are the same width
Depth 7.9 mm 8.95 mm Google Nexus 5X is narrower than Google Nexus 5X.
Weight 136 g 209 g Google Nexus 5X is lighter than Google Nexus 5X.
Body Colour White | Carbon | Ice | Ice white | Quartz Black | Silver frost
Body Material Injection moulded polycarbonate -
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei P40 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP68
Repairability Index - 8.1 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.696 W/kg (body), 0.564 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.48 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Google Nexus 5X Huawei P40 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.58" Huawei P40 Pro has larger screen size than Google Nexus 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2640 x 1200 pixels Huawei P40 Pro has better screen resolution than Google Nexus 5X.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 423 ppi 441 ppi Huawei P40 Pro has better pixel density than Google Nexus 5X.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology Quad-Curve Overflow display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Google Nexus 5X Huawei P40 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Hisilicon Kirin 990
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei P40 Pro has higher clock speed than Google Nexus 5X.
Processor Core Qty 6-core 8-core Huawei P40 Pro has higher processor core quantity than Google Nexus 5X.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 418 Mali-G76 MC16
MEMORY Google Nexus 5X Huawei P40 Pro
RAM 2 GB 8 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more RAM than Google Nexus 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 256 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more internal memory than Google Nexus 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Google Nexus 5X Huawei P40 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better camera resolution than Google Nexus 5X.
Sensor Size - 1/1.28"
Sensor Name - Huawei Ultra Vision sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.9 Huawei P40 Pro has better lens aperture than Google Nexus 5X.
Pixel Size - 2.44 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Special Effects - Bokeh effect
HDR Mode HDR+ -
Camera Modes - 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video, ultra slow motion video, telephoto video
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Photo sphere Hybrid Zoom, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Leica Quad Camera System, RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studios
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 40 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/1.54"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/1.8
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Huawei Cine Camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/3.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 5x
Hybrid Zoom - 10x
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Huawei SuperSensing Camera, 50X Max Zoom
FOURTH CAMERA
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better front camera resolution than Google Nexus 5X.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Google Nexus 5X has better front lens aperture than Google Nexus 5X.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Huawei P40 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - TOF camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Nexus 5X Huawei P40 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 4200 mAh Huawei P40 Pro has larger battery capacity than Google Nexus 5X.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Huawei P40 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Huawei P40 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 590 hours -
Talk Time 1380 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1380 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1140 min
Standby (GSM): up to 590 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 710 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 710 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Google Nexus 5X Huawei P40 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Huawei P40 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 10
User Interface - EMUI 10.1
Intelligent Assistant Google Now Celia
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Google Nexus 5X Huawei P40 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n7, n28
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, HID, SAP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Google Nexus 5X Huawei P40 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, OPUS WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9 MPEG-4, 3GP
FEATURES Google Nexus 5X Huawei P40 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features Android Beam, Noise Cancellation Technology, Google Caller ID, MIMO technology, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, HUAWEI Dual-View Video, Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime, SuperCool system
OTHERS Google Nexus 5X Huawei P40 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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