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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-03-02 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink |
| Glass and Metal | 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 |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 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-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G52 MP6 GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 Lite has an overall score of 79.5, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. The Huawei P40 Lite is a noticeably newer device than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), although it's heavier and a bit thicker. Huawei P40 Lite features a display that's very similar to the display in Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although the Huawei P40 Lite has a quite worse display pixels density, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2310px resolution.
Huawei P40 Lite features a better storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The Huawei P40 Lite features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei P40 Lite takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a camera with way more MP and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better images and video in poorly lited situations.
The Huawei P40 Lite counts with a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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