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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 lite 5G is much better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, having an 83.4 score against 74.2. Although Huawei P40 lite 5G is much newer than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, it is thicker and heavier. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but Huawei P40 lite 5G has older 10 version while Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
Huawei nova 2 Plus and Huawei P40 lite 5G both feature quite similar displays, although the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a bigger screen, a little bit more pixels per inch of screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400. The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a little better processing power than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a little bit better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage. Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 20% greater battery size.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a greater camera than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a way higher (4K) video resolution and a back camera with much more megapixels.
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