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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-06-17 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Glacier |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 lite 5G has a general score of 83.4, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo's overall score of 78.8. Although the Huawei P40 lite 5G and the Microsoft Surface Duo were released with only 3 months difference, the Huawei P40 lite 5G construction is extremely thicker but a lot lighter than the Microsoft Surface Duo. Both of these phones have the same Android 10 OS (operating system).
Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a larger screen and a higher resolution of 1800 x 2700. The Microsoft Surface Duo features as much storage to install applications and games as the Huawei P40 lite 5G, both of them have the same 128 GB internal storage.
Microsoft Surface Duo features a bit faster processor than Huawei P40 lite 5G. Both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores. Huawei P40 lite 5G shoots way better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a larger aperture and a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has just a little better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a 12% greater battery capacity.
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