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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-06-17 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 lite 5G is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A12, having a global score of 83.4 against 80.3. Huawei P40 lite 5G is a just a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A12, even when both were only released 6 months apart. Both phones we are comparing have the same Android 10 OS.
Huawei P40 lite 5G features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a greater amount of RAM. Huawei P40 lite 5G features a better display than Galaxy A12, and although they both have a same size screen, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a greater pixels quantity in each screen inch and a way higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution.
Huawei P40 lite 5G features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a camera in the back with lot more megapixels, a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in low-light situations and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 features greater battery duration than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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