Huawei Mate S vs. Huawei P40 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and Huawei P40 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate S vs. Huawei P40 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.8 mm 158.2 mm Huawei P40 Pro has greater height than Huawei Mate S.
Width 75.3 mm 72.6 mm Huawei Mate S has greater width than Huawei P40 Pro.
Depth 7.2 mm 8.95 mm Huawei Mate S is narrower than Huawei Mate S.
Weight 156 g 209 g Huawei Mate S is lighter than Huawei Mate S.
Body Colour Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold Black | Silver frost
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 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.48 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
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 Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.58" Huawei P40 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei Mate S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2640 x 1200 pixels Huawei P40 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 441 ppi Huawei P40 Pro has better pixel density than Huawei Mate S.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Enhancement Technology OnCell technology -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass Quad-Curve Overflow display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 935 Hisilicon Kirin 990
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei P40 Pro has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate S.
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 T628 MP4 Mali-G76 MC16
MEMORY Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 Pro
RAM 3 GB 8 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more RAM than Huawei Mate S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei Mate S.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
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 Huawei Mate S.
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
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - Bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama 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 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), 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) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.2 Huawei P40 Pro has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Automatic
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Huawei P40 Pro has face detection.
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
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 Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 4200 mAh Huawei P40 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate S.
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.
CELLULAR Huawei Mate S 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 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 10
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 EMUI 10.1
Intelligent Assistant - Celia
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate S 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 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 40 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 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 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 802.11b/g/n 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 Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 MPEG-4, 3GP
FEATURES Huawei Mate S 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, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro 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 Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) 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 Huawei Mate S 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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