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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-06-17 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 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 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a global score of 83.4, which is slightly better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. The Huawei P40 lite 5G body is notably newer, but somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker than the Galaxy A5 (2017). Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a display that is just as good as Galaxy A5 (2017)'s display, because although the Huawei P40 lite 5G has a bit lower pixels quantity per screen inch, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a bigger display.
Huawei P40 lite 5G features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a greater amount of RAM. Huawei P40 lite 5G features a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video quality, a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and a way more mega pixels back-facing camera.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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