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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-02 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 Lite has an overall score of 79.5, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. The Huawei P40 Lite construction is newer, but just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017). Galaxy A5 (2017) has a display that is very similar to Huawei P40 Lite's screen, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little bit worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixels density.
Huawei P40 Lite counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P40 Lite counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P40 Lite takes better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a camera in the back with much more mega pixels and a bigger aperture. The Huawei P40 Lite has a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 40 percent bigger battery capacity.
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