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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-17 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 lite 5G has an overall score of 83.4, which is just a bit better than Xperia 1's 82.6 general score. The Huawei P40 lite 5G body is newer, but just a little bit heavier and a bit thicker than Xperia 1. The Sony Xperia 1 has a brighter display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have a same size screen, the Sony Xperia 1 also has a lot better pixel density and a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels.
Sony Xperia 1 has just a bit better performance than Huawei P40 lite 5G. Both have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Sony Xperia 1 counts with a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Sony Xperia 1 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has better battery performance than Xperia 1, because it has a 20% more battery size. The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a much better camera than Sony Xperia 1, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with better 30 frames per second video frame rates and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
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