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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-03-02 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G52 MP6 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Huawei P40 Lite is a little bit better than Huawei P9, having a 79.5 score against 72.9. Even though the Huawei P40 Lite is much newer than Huawei P9, it's incredibly thicker and heavier. Huawei P9 has a little bit better processing power than Huawei P40 Lite, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Huawei P9 has just a bit better looking screen than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. Huawei P40 Lite counts with a better camera than Huawei P9, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei P40 Lite also counts with a bigger aperture for better images and video in poorly lited environments, a back camera with way more MP and a much larger camera sensor shooting way better quality pictures.
Huawei P40 Lite has a greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. The Huawei P40 Lite features a much longer battery life than Huawei P9, because it has a 40% greater battery size.
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