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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2020-06-17 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Huawei P40 lite 5G has an overall score of 83.4, which is just a bit better than Huawei P20's score of 78.1. The Huawei P40 lite 5G body is notably newer, but somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier than Huawei P20. Both of these devices include Android OS, but Huawei P40 lite 5G has the previous 10 version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Huawei P20 has a bit better looking display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2244px, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a bit superior CPU than Huawei P20, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has 2 GB more RAM.
Huawei P40 lite 5G captures much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and a same size aperture, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a much better 64 mega-pixels resolution camera.
Huawei P40 lite 5G's storage capacity for games and applications is very similar to the Huawei P20 one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with better battery duration than Huawei P20, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3400mAh.
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