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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-06-17 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 26.00mm 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has an overall score of 83.4, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J8's 76.7 overall score. Huawei P40 lite 5G's body is newer than Samsung Galaxy J8's, but it's a little bit thicker and a bit heavier. These phones work with the same Android 10 operating system. The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a brighter screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a way better resolution of 1080 x 2400, a better screen density and a bit bigger screen.
Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a larger amount of RAM. Huawei P40 lite 5G captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low light photography and video, it also counts with a lot better video quality and a camera with a way better 64 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy J8 has a bit bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB. Huawei P40 lite 5G features a bit better battery duration than Galaxy J8, because it has a 14% bigger battery size.
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