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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-02 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| $ 244.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 is slightly better than the Huawei P40 Lite, with an 86.4 score against 79.5. Both of these devices work with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't see any differences regarding that. The Huawei P40 is a just a little bit lighter and just a little thinner phone than the Huawei P40 Lite, although both of them were released only a couple of months apart.
Huawei P40 counts with a bit sharper display than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution. The Huawei P40 has a bit better CPU than Huawei P40 Lite. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
Huawei P40 features a superior camera than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing images or videos in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a better resolution back camera, a lot better video quality and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs.
The Huawei P40 counts with as much storage to install applications and games as Huawei P40 Lite, both have equal 128 GB internal storage. Huawei P40 Lite counts with just a bit longer battery life than Huawei P40, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei P40 and the Huawei P40 Lite cost the same, making it an easy choice.
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