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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-06-17 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 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 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 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 | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
The Huawei P40 lite 5G is much better than the Huawei P9, having a score of 83.4 against 72.9. Huawei P40 lite 5G's body is extremely newer, but heavier and way thicker than Huawei P9. Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a CPU that's very similar to the Huawei P9 one, and although the Huawei P40 lite 5G has 3 GB more RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Huawei P9 features a bit better looking screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a quite greater screen density. The Huawei P40 lite 5G features a better memory for games and applications than Huawei P9, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei P40 lite 5G has greater battery life than Huawei P9, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. The Huawei P40 lite 5G takes a lot better videos and photos than Huawei P9, because it has a much more mega pixels back camera, a larger aperture to take better captures in low light situations and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
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