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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-06-17 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 |
| 11.22 | 10.01 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 is a bit better than Huawei P20, getting a general score of 83.4 against 78.1. The Huawei P40 lite 5G construction is way newer than Huawei P20's, although it is somewhat thicker and heavier. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P40 lite 5G has 10 version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P20, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei P20 features a little sharper display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2244px resolution, it also counts with a quite better screen pixels density.
Huawei P20 has as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Huawei P40 lite 5G, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with better battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3400mAh. Huawei P40 lite 5G shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei P20, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a camera with a much better resolution.
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