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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-07 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2312 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 412 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 12.21 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Huawei P40 has a score of 86.4, which is much better than the Huawei P30 Lite's global score of 77. Both phones in this review have Android operating system, but the Huawei P40 has an older 10 version and Huawei P30 Lite has Android 9.0 Pie. Huawei P40's design is newer, but just a bit heavier and somewhat thicker than Huawei P30 Lite.
The Huawei P40 features a little faster processor than Huawei P30 Lite, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei P40 also has more RAM memory. The Huawei P40 has a bit sharper display than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a just a little greater number of pixels per inch of display.
The Huawei P40 captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a much bigger sensor, a way more mega pixels back camera and a much better video resolution. Huawei P30 Lite features a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P40, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei P30 Lite also has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei P40 features just a little better battery performance than Huawei P30 Lite, because it has a 3800mAh battery size.
The Huawei P40 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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