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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-17 | 2016-06-10 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 lite 5G is much better than Galaxy S7 Active, getting a score of 83.4 against 75.8. The Huawei P40 lite 5G construction is notably newer and thinner, but also just a little bit heavier than Galaxy S7 Active. The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a little bit better performance than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of cores.
The Galaxy S7 Active features a much better looking display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560. Huawei P40 lite 5G takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for taking images or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a lot better 64 mega pixels resolution back camera.
Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active's battery lifetime is very similar to the Huawei P40 lite 5G one.
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