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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android |
| 2020-06-17 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 lite 5G has a global score of 83.4, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's 75.9 score. Huawei P40 lite 5G comes with Android 10 operating system, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with Android operating system. Even though the Huawei P40 lite 5G is much newer than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, it's somewhat heavier and thicker.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G features a little faster processor than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. Both have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a bit sharper display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2244 resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better number of pixels per inch of screen.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G shoots much better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a bigger aperture and a lot better 64 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera. The Huawei P40 lite 5G has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei P40 lite 5G features superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3120mAh.
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