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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-06-17 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, blue and white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | PLS |
| 405 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a general score of 83.4, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M12's 80 score. These phones use the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding operating system features. The Huawei P40 lite 5G construction is somewhat thinner and lighter than Samsung Galaxy M12, even though it was released only 9 months before.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a better display than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a lot better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a higher amount of pixels per inch of display. Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy M12 has a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy M12 features a way better battery lifetime than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has a 50 percent greater battery capacity.
Huawei P40 lite 5G shoots clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy M12, because it has a lot higher video quality, a larger camera aperture to take better photography and videos in low light environments and a much better resolution camera.
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