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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-06-17 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 lite 5G is a little bit better than Galaxy A40, having a general score of 83.4 against 79.6. Even though Huawei P40 lite 5G is newer than Galaxy A40, it's just a little bit thicker and a lot heavier. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei P40 lite 5G has an older 10 version and Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version.
Galaxy A40 features a little bit better looking display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher screen density. The Samsung Galaxy A40 has more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei P40 lite 5G features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei P40 lite 5G features longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3100mAh.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for capturing images or video in low light environments, it also counts with a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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