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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-17 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.3 |
| 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 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| 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
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has an overall score of 83.4, which is a bit better than Xperia XZ Premium's 79.8 global score. The Huawei P40 lite 5G design is a lot newer and just a little lighter, but a bit thicker than Xperia XZ Premium. Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a processor that is just as good as the Huawei P40 lite 5G one, and although the Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a much more vibrant display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 2160 x 3840 resolution and much more pixels per inch of screen. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a little bit more storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G takes a bit better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures and a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G features greater battery duration than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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