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Huawei P40 vs OPPO A12
What P40 does better (22) and where A12 wins (4) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
P40A12
| P40 | A12 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 148.9 mm | 155.9 mm | −7 mm |
| Width | 71.1 mm | 75.5 mm | −4.4 mm |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm | 8.3 mm | +0.2 mm |
| Weight | 175 g | 165 g | +10 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is P40 better than A12?
- Main camera50 MP vs 13 MP3.8×
- RAM8 GB vs 4 GB2×
- Storage (max)256 GB vs 64 GB4×
- OLED panelYes · A12: No
- Optical stabilisationYes · A12: No
- Telephoto cameraYes · A12: No
- 5GYes · A12: No
- NFCYes · A12: No
- Pixel density422 ppi vs 270 ppi+56%
- Storage (base)128 GB vs 32 GB4×
- Rear cameras3 vs 13×
- Selfie camera32 MP vs 5 MP6.4×
Why is A12 better than P40?
- Battery capacity3,800 mAh vs 4,230 mAh+11%
- 3.5 mm headphone jackNo · P40: Yes
- Weight175 g vs 165 g+6%
- Thickness8.5 mm vs 8.3 mm+2%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 175 g | 165 g |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm | 8.3 mm |
| Height | 148.9 mm | 155.9 mm |
| Width | 71.1 mm | 75.5 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | Plastic |
| Back | Glass | Plastic |
| Ingress protection | IP53 | — |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx3 | — |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colours | Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black | Blue, Black |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.1″ | 6.2″ |
| Panel | OLED | IPS LCD |
| OLED panel | Yes | No |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 720 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,340 px | 1,520 px |
| Pixel density | 422 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| Measured brightness | 589 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.3% | 82% |
| HDR | Yes | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Kirin 990 5G | Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 |
| Chip maker | Kirin | MediaTek |
| Process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.86 GHz | 2.35 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| AnTuTu score | 486,583 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 12,619 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.28" | 1/3.1" |
| Rear cameras | 3 | 1 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | No |
| Telephoto camera | Yes | No |
| Optical zoom | 3× | — |
| Max video | 4K | 1080p |
| 4K video frame rate | 60 fps | — |
| Selfie camera | 32 MP | 5 MP |
| 4K selfie video | Yes | — |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 3,800 mAh | 4,230 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Wired charging | 22 W | — |
| Charged in 30 min | 50% | — |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | No |
| eSIM | Yes | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5 |
| NFC | Yes | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1 | microUSB 2.0 |
| USB version | 3.1 | — |
| Infrared port | Yes | — |
| Dual-band GPS | Yes | — |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | GLONASS, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | Yes |
| Loudspeaker loudness | -28.9 LUFS | — |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display | Rear |
| 3D face unlock | Yes | — |
| Barometer | Yes | — |
| Sensors | Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 10 | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | EMUI 12 | ColorOS 6.1 |
