HTC One (A9) vs. Huawei P40 Pro+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of HTC One (A9) 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

HTC One (A9) vs. Huawei P40 Pro+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC One (A9) Huawei P40 Pro+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - ElsaP-N39E
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.75 mm 158.2 mm Huawei P40 Pro+ has greater height than HTC One (A9).
Width 70.8 mm 72.6 mm Huawei P40 Pro+ has greater width than HTC One (A9).
Depth 7.26 mm 9 mm HTC One (A9) is narrower than HTC One (A9).
Weight 143 g 226 g HTC One (A9) is lighter than HTC One (A9).
Body Colour Topaz gold | Opal silver | Carbon grey Ceramic white | Ceramic black
Protection - Drop-proof, water-resistant, splash-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei P40 Pro+ is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
Repairability Index - 6.7 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.41 W/kg 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.49 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC One (A9) Huawei P40 Pro+
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.58" Huawei P40 Pro+ has larger screen size than HTC One (A9).
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2640 x 1200 pixels Huawei P40 Pro+ has better screen resolution than HTC One (A9).
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 440 ppi 441 ppi Huawei P40 Pro+ has better pixel density than HTC One (A9).
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features - FullView Display, Quad-Curve Overflow display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC One (A9) Huawei P40 Pro+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Hisilicon Kirin 990 5G
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei P40 Pro+ has higher clock speed than HTC One (A9).
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali-G76 MC16
MEMORY HTC One (A9) Huawei P40 Pro+
RAM 2 GB 8 GB Huawei P40 Pro+ has more RAM than HTC One (A9).
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 512 GB Huawei P40 Pro+ has more internal memory than HTC One (A9).
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA HTC One (A9) Huawei P40 Pro+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 5
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro+ has better camera resolution than HTC One (A9).
Sensor Size - 1/1.28"
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.9 Huawei P40 Pro+ has better lens aperture than HTC One (A9).
Pixel Size - 2.44 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabilizer plus (OIS+) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes Pro mode Night mode, 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection Huawei P40 Pro+ has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual tone LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover Hybrid Zoom, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, RYYB colour filter array, Octa Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, 7680 fps Ultra Slow-motion Video, Ultra Vision Leica Quad Camera, Unmatched 100x SuperZoom Array
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) - 4K time-lapse video, Cinematic video
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/4.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 Pro+ has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 10x
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (4th Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 Pro+ has optical stabilisation of the fourth camera.
Camera Features (4th Camera) - OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), 3x optical zoom
FIFTH CAMERA
Camera Functions (5th Camera) - 3D depth sensor
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 4 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro+ has better front camera resolution than HTC One (A9).
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 HTC One (A9) has better front lens aperture than HTC One (A9).
Focus Adjustment Focus free Automatic
Face Recognition (Face ID) - 3D facial detection Huawei P40 Pro+ has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera AI portrait mode
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - Infrared camera for Face ID, 3D depth camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC One (A9) Huawei P40 Pro+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2150 mAh 4200 mAh Huawei P40 Pro+ has larger battery capacity than HTC One (A9).
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Huawei P40 Pro+ has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 1.36 hour(s)
Wireless Charging - Yes Huawei P40 Pro+ can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 432 hours 380.4 hours HTC One (A9) has longer standby time than Huawei P40 Pro+.
Talk Time 960 minutes 2100 minutes Huawei P40 Pro+ has longer battery life when making calls than HTC One (A9).
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 960 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 432 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 9 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 60 hrs
Playback (video): up to 12 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 463 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 451 hrs
Standby (LTE TDD): up to 451 hrs
Standby (LTE FDD): up to 456 hrs
Standby (5G): up to 427.4 hrs
Playback (video): up to 22.1 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 82.4 hrs
Continuous browsing (4G): up to 17 hrs
Continuous browsing (5G): up to 15.8 hrs
Standby: up to 380.4 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1392 min
Talk (GSM): up to 2100 min
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR HTC One (A9) 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 HTC Sense EMUI 10.1
Intelligent Assistant - Celia
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS HTC One (A9) Huawei P40 Pro+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1900 GSM, 2100 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 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, 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 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, 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, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500
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 4.1 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC One (A9) Huawei P40 Pro+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, OGG, MIDI, M4A, EC3 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dolby sound technology -
FEATURES HTC One (A9) 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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-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)
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, HTC BlinkFeed, Hi-Res Audio, Android Sensor Hub MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI AppGallery
OTHERS HTC One (A9) Huawei P40 Pro+
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones
Compliant Standards - IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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