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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.77 x 2.83 x 0.28 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 658 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 has a score of 86.4, which is better than the Huawei P10 Lite's 72.8 global score. Huawei P40's body is noticeably newer, but somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier than Huawei P10 Lite. The Huawei P40 counts with a bit better performance than Huawei P10 Lite, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 also has more RAM.
Huawei P40 counts with a slightly better screen than Huawei P10 Lite, because although it has a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bigger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Huawei P40 features a bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei P10 Lite, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Huawei P40 takes way better videos and photos than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has a lot better (4K) video resolution, a larger aperture to take better low light photos and video, a much larger sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera. Huawei P40 features greater battery lifetime than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has a 27 percent larger battery capacity.
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