Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-04-07 | 2016-03-31 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| $ 244.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 554 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 is better than the LG G5, with a score of 86.4 against 76.1. Although Huawei P40 is extremely newer than the LG G5, it is just a little bit heavier and thicker. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but the Huawei P40 has the previous 10 version and LG G5 has Android 8.0 Oreo.
The LG G5 has a bit more vivid display than Huawei P40, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The LG G5 counts with a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P40, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Huawei P40 has a bit superior processing unit than LG G5, because it has a higher number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei P40 shoots way better photos and videos than LG G5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for capturing photographs in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 also counts with better video frame rate, a back camera with lot more megapixels and a way larger sensor capturing way higher quality videos and pictures.
Huawei P40 has a way better battery performance than LG G5, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, Huawei P40 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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