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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-07-20 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 is better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), having an 86.4 score against 76.5. These phones come with Android OS, but Huawei P40 has 10 version while Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie. Huawei P40's body has the same thickness than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), but it's a bit lighter. The Huawei P40 has a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a just a bit greater pixels count in each inch in the screen.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P40, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB. Huawei P40 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P40 also has more RAM.
Huawei P40 has a very superior camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and videos in low-light environments, it also counts with a camera in the back with lot more MP and a way better 3840x2160 video definition.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a bit better battery life than Huawei P40, because it has a 5 percent larger battery capacity.
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