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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2020-03-02 | 2020-04-24 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 398 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 iPhone SE (2020) has a general score of 81.5, which is a bit better than Huawei P40 Lite's 79.5 overall score. The iPhone SE (2020) design is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Huawei P40 Lite, although they were released with only 2 months difference. The iPhone SE (2020) counts with iOS 15.x operating system, and Huawei P40 Lite comes with Android 10 operating system.
IPhone SE (2020) has a better performing processor than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has less RAM and 2 less processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei P40 Lite, although it has a lot worse resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels, a little worse pixels number per inch in the display and a much smaller screen.
Huawei P40 Lite has a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity. Huawei P40 Lite counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei P40 Lite features a little bit better camera than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have a F1.8 aperture and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Huawei P40 Lite also counts with a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera with a much better resolution.
Although iPhone SE (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Huawei P40 Lite, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Huawei P40 Lite. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the iPhone SE (2020), but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Huawei P40 Lite, resigning a couple specifications.
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