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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 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 has a score of 83.4, which is much better than the Huawei nova 2's 74.2 global score. Huawei P40 lite 5G's body is newer, but noticeably thicker and a lot heavier than Huawei nova 2. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P40 lite 5G has the previous 10 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a bit faster processor than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei nova 2 has a slightly better screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a quite better display pixel density.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G shoots much better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same aperture, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a little bit better storage for applications and games than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei P40 lite 5G features superior battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 36% larger battery capacity.
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