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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-02 | 2016-06-10 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 Lite is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, having a 79.5 score against 75.8. The Huawei P40 Lite body is newer, a little bit lighter and thinner than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The Huawei P40 Lite features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a higher number of cores and 2 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active features a better looking screen than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution and a greater screen pixel density. Huawei P40 Lite counts with a greater memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Huawei P40 Lite counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and video, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Huawei P40 Lite also counts with a back facing camera with lot more megapixels.
The Huawei P40 Lite has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Huawei P40 Lite is also cheaper than the other phone, making it easy to pick between these phones.
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