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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-18 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| 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 710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 lite 5G is better than the Huawei nova 3i, having an 83.4 score against 73.7. These phones use Android OS, but Huawei P40 lite 5G has an older 10 version while Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo. Huawei P40 lite 5G's construction is newer, but somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker than Huawei nova 3i.
The Huawei nova 3i and the Huawei P40 lite 5G both count with extremely similar displays, because although the Huawei P40 lite 5G has a just a bit worse count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bigger screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. Huawei P40 lite 5G features a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 3i features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei nova 3i also has an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. Huawei P40 lite 5G has superior battery duration than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 20 percent greater battery capacity.
Huawei P40 lite 5G captures way better videos and photos than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a larger camera aperture, a way better (4K) video quality and a back camera with a much higher resolution.
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