Huawei P40 Pro vs. Nokia XR21

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei P40 Pro and Nokia XR21. 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

Huawei P40 Pro vs. Nokia XR21 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 Pro Nokia XR21
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - TA-1486
Form Factor Touch Touch - Rugged
Height 158.2 mm 168 mm Nokia XR21 has greater height than Huawei P40 Pro.
Width 72.6 mm 78.58 mm Nokia XR21 has greater width than Huawei P40 Pro.
Depth 8.95 mm 10.45 mm Huawei P40 Pro is narrower than Huawei P40 Pro.
Weight 209 g 231 g Huawei P40 Pro is lighter than Huawei P40 Pro.
Body Colour Black | Silver frost Midnight black | Pine green
Body Material - Polycarbonate, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Dustproof, drop-proof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP68 IP68, IP69K, IP69
Repairability Index 8.1 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.48 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.1 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - LED flashlight
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card -
DISPLAY Huawei P40 Pro Nokia XR21
Display Type OLED display -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.58" 6.49" Huawei P40 Pro has larger screen size than Nokia XR21.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2640 x 1200 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 Pro has better screen resolution than Nokia XR21.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 441 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 550 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Refresh Rate 90 Hz 120 Hz Nokia XR21 has better refresh rate than Huawei P40 Pro.
Display Features Quad-Curve Overflow display Glove & Wet Touch, 82% NTSC
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 Pro Nokia XR21
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
Processor Number - SM6375
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2.2 GHz Huawei P40 Pro has higher clock speed than Nokia XR21.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P40 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 MC16 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Huawei P40 Pro Nokia XR21
RAM 8 GB 6 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more RAM than Nokia XR21.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more internal memory than Nokia XR21.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P40 Pro Nokia XR21
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 2
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Nokia XR21 has better camera resolution than Huawei P40 Pro.
Sensor Size 1/1.28" -
Sensor Name Huawei Ultra Vision sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.9 -
Pixel Size 2.44 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Bokeh effect -
Camera Modes 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video, ultra slow motion video, telephoto video AI Portait, Night Mode 2.0, SpeedWarp camera mode, Action Cam mode, flash shot mode
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8192 x 6144 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) 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 Corning Gorilla Glass DX+ (protective lens glass), UW Capture fusion
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera resolution than Nokia XR21.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/1.54" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens 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 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better front camera resolution than Nokia XR21.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 -
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 Huawei P40 Pro Nokia XR21
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 4800 mAh Nokia XR21 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P40 Pro.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Power Delivery 2.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei P40 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Run Time Details - Mixed usage: up to 48 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P40 Pro Nokia XR21
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 10 Android 12
User Interface EMUI 10.1 -
Intelligent Assistant Celia -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, A-GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 Pro Nokia XR21
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1 LTE, 5G NR
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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band 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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 43, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency 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 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3700, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band N1, n2, n7, n28 N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X51 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P40 Pro Nokia XR21
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP -
Sound Enhancements - OZO Playback technology, OZO spatial sound recording with wind noise reduction, audio boost mode
FEATURES Huawei P40 Pro Nokia XR21
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features 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 Dual microphones, 4 years of Security Updates, dual stereo speakers, 3 years of OS updates, SOS light signal function
OTHERS Huawei P40 Pro Nokia XR21
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP68 IP68, IP69K, MIL-STD-810H
Product Recycled Content - 100 % - aluminium inner chassis
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
Max Height of Shock Resistance - 1.8 m
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