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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-03-02 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 398 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 Lite has an overall score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 3's 76.3 overall score. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but Huawei P40 Lite has older 10 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Although the Huawei P40 Lite is newer than Huawei nova 3, it's somewhat thicker and just a bit heavier.
Huawei nova 3 features just a little better hardware performance than Huawei P40 Lite. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Huawei P40 Lite and Huawei nova 3 feature quite similar screens, because although the Huawei nova 3 has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a little bit better pixels density.
Huawei P40 Lite features a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same video frame rates, a F1.8 camera aperture and the same video quality, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a camera with lot more mega pixels. Huawei nova 3 features a very superior storage for games and applications than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Huawei P40 Lite features a little better battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 12 percent greater battery capacity.
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