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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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
The Huawei P40 lite 5G is a bit better than Huawei nova 3, having a general score of 83.4 against 76.3. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P40 lite 5G has 10 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Huawei P40 lite 5G's body is newer than Huawei nova 3's, although it's heavier and somewhat thicker.
Huawei P40 lite 5G and Huawei nova 3 feature incredibly similar processing units, they have a Octa-Core CPU and 6 GB of RAM memory. Huawei P40 lite 5G and Huawei nova 3 feature quite similar screens, because although the Huawei P40 lite 5G has a quite worse count of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a bit larger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution.
Huawei P40 lite 5G takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the same 30 fps video frame rate and a same size camera aperture, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a much higher resolution camera in the back. Huawei nova 3 counts with a much bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei P40 lite 5G has a bit better battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 7% bigger battery size.
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