Sony XPERIA X vs. Huawei P40 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Sony XPERIA X 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

Sony XPERIA X vs. Huawei P40 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA X Huawei P40 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number F5121 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143 mm 158.2 mm Huawei P40 Pro has greater height than Sony XPERIA X.
Width 69 mm 72.6 mm Huawei P40 Pro has greater width than Sony XPERIA X.
Depth 7.7 mm 8.95 mm Sony XPERIA X is narrower than Sony XPERIA X.
Weight 152 g 209 g Sony XPERIA X is lighter than Sony XPERIA X.
Body Colour White | Lime gold | Rose gold | Graphite black 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 1.23 W/kg (body), 0.72 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 - Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA X Huawei P40 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.58" Huawei P40 Pro has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2640 x 1200 pixels Huawei P40 Pro has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA X.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 441 ppi
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Enhancement Technology Super Vivid mode -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features Curve edge Quad-Curve Overflow display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Scratch-resistant glass -
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA X Huawei P40 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Hisilicon Kirin 990
Processor Number MSM8956 -
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei P40 Pro has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA X.
Processor Core Qty 6-core 8-core Huawei P40 Pro has higher processor core quantity than Sony XPERIA X.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 Mali-G76 MC16
MEMORY Sony XPERIA X Huawei P40 Pro
RAM 3 GB 8 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more RAM than Sony XPERIA X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA X.
User Memory 20 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Sony XPERIA X Huawei P40 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 23 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA X.
Sensor Size - 1/1.28"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS sensor Huawei Ultra Vision sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.9 Huawei P40 Pro has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA X.
Pixel Size - 2.44 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 24 mm -
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects Night Scene, Creative effect Bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Red-Eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, AR Effect mode, SteadyShot, Timeshift video 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video, ultra slow motion video, telephoto video
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile shutter, Face in Picture - Sony XPERIA X has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED light
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch, Superior Auto, Object tracking, G lens, Scene recognition, Sound Photo, Hybrid Auto focus, Sticker Creator 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) 13 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA X.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Sony XPERIA X has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA X.
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) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - TOF camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA X Huawei P40 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2620 mAh 4200 mAh Huawei P40 Pro has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA X.
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 600 hours -
Talk Time 840 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 600 min
Standby (GSM): up to 580 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 840 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 600 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 540 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 64 hrs
Playback (video): up to 10 hrs
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CELLULAR Sony XPERIA X 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 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 10
User Interface - EMUI 10.1
Intelligent Assistant - Celia
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA X 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 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 700a, FDD 700b, 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, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, GATT, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Sony XPERIA X Huawei P40 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, ASF, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, MXMF, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MP4, ALAC, OPUS WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, AVI, XviD, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, VP8, VP9, H.265 MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE HX), 3D surround sound (VPT) -
FEATURES Sony XPERIA X Huawei P40 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, pedometer, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, motion sensor, geomagnetic 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 TTY compatible, Radio Data Service (RDS), DLNA Certified, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), sharing media via DLNA, Screen capture, intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, battery STAMINA mode, Glove mode, TRILUMINOS display, X-Reality engine, Screen mirroring, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Dynamic normaliser, Smart Cleaning, Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC), Live Color LED, Hi-Res Audio, Low power audio playback, Smart backlight control, MirrorLink support, High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), S-Force Front surround, Read Mode, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, PS4 Remote Play 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 Sony XPERIA X Huawei P40 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IEC 60529 IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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