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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-17 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a general score of 83.4, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018)'s global score of 79.2. The Huawei P40 lite 5G is a noticeably newer cellphone than the Galaxy A8 (2018), although it's a little heavier and a bit thicker. Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels per inch in the display. Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a way better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for shooting images or video in low light environments, it also counts with a camera with a much better resolution and a lot higher video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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