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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-17 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 the Xperia XZ2's score of 79.1. Huawei P40 lite 5G is a notably newer cellphone, and it is also just a little bit lighter and a lot thinner than Xperia XZ2. Xperia XZ2 features a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P40 lite 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Xperia XZ2 counts with a bit better display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160, it also counts with a bit higher display pixels density. The Xperia XZ2 has a better storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB.
Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with improved battery life than Sony Xperia XZ2, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Huawei P40 lite 5G takes clearer videos and photos than Xperia XZ2, because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photos.
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