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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-06-17 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 lite 5G has a global score of 83.4, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Nova 9's score of 81. These phones come with Android OS, but Huawei P40 lite 5G has the previous 10 version and Huawei Nova 9 has Android 11. Although it's the best in our current comparison, the Huawei P40 lite 5G is an older, just a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker phone than Huawei Nova 9.
Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with just a bit better display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixels density and a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with as much storage to install applications and games as the Huawei P40 lite 5G, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei Nova 9 features just a bit longer battery duration than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has an 8 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G takes a bit better photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a larger aperture for better captures and videos in low light situations and a lot higher 64 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
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