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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-17 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| 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 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a score of 83.4, which is a bit better than Galaxy S9's 83.3 score. Huawei P40 lite 5G's body is a lot newer than Galaxy S9's, but it's just a little bit thicker and heavier. Galaxy S9 features a little more vivid screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a higher pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a little bit better processing power than Huawei P40 lite 5G, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores. Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy S9, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate and a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for capturing images or video in low-light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a lot better 64 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 400 GB. Huawei P40 lite 5G has improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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