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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-06-17 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 lite 5G is just a bit better than the Galaxy A8 Star, getting a general score of 83.4 against 82.1. Huawei P40 lite 5G's body is newer and just a little bit lighter, but thicker than the Galaxy A8 Star. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but Huawei P40 lite 5G has the previous 10 version and Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei P40 lite 5G features a slightly better screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a just a little more pixels per inch of screen and a little bigger display. The Huawei P40 lite 5G features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A8 Star. Both have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 cores.
Huawei P40 lite 5G has a superior camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light captures, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a lot more MP back-facing camera.
Galaxy A8 Star has a better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 400 GB. The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a little longer battery life than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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