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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-17 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| 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
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a score of 83.4, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S8 Active's 81.9 general score. The Huawei P40 lite 5G construction is incredibly newer, thinner and a little lighter than Galaxy S8 Active. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has just a bit better looking screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen pixel density and a better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a superior camera than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a lot better resolution back facing camera.
The Galaxy S8 Active has a little bit better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB. Huawei P40 lite 5G and Galaxy S8 Active both have very similar battery performance.
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