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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-06-17 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Exynos 7904 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, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a score of 83.4, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A40's 79.6 overall score. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Huawei P40 lite 5G has the previous 10 version while Galaxy A40 has Android 11. The Huawei P40 lite 5G body is newer, but a little bit thicker and notably heavier than Galaxy A40.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has 2 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a little sharper display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy A40 features a better memory to store more apps and games than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Huawei P40 lite 5G takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for shooting photos and/or video in low light environments, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with lot more MP.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with superior battery life than Galaxy A40, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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