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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-17 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 lite 5G is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 83.4 score against 75.8. Huawei P40 lite 5G is a way newer device than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's somewhat heavier and just a bit thicker. Huawei P40 lite 5G has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P40 lite 5G and Galaxy A5 (2017) feature similar displays, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a much smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen. Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much better (4K) video quality, a lot more mega pixels back facing camera and a larger camera aperture.
Huawei P40 lite 5G has a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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