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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-09-10 | 2020-03-02 |
| 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.82 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Glacier | Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 540.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2700 x 1800 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G52 MP6 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 11.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3577mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Huawei P40 Lite has a score of 79.5, which is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Duo's 78.8 score. These phones have the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't notice any differences in that aspect. The Huawei P40 Lite body is thicker but a lot lighter than Microsoft Surface Duo, and both were only released 6 months apart.
Microsoft Surface Duo features a little bit better display than Huawei P40 Lite, because it has a little higher display pixel density, a higher 1800 x 2700 resolution and a bigger display. Huawei P40 Lite and Microsoft Surface Duo have similar storage capacity to store more games and applications, they have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface Duo features just a little better hardware performance than Huawei P40 Lite. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit. Huawei P40 Lite counts with longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity against 3577mAh.
The Huawei P40 Lite takes much clearer photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Huawei P40 Lite also counts with a larger diafragm aperture and a back-facing camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution.
The Huawei P40 Lite is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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