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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-06-17 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Huawei P40 lite 5G has an overall score of 83.4, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 overall score. Huawei P40 lite 5G's body is much newer, but a bit thicker and a little heavier than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a quite greater screen pixels density.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit bigger memory to install games and applications than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB. The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has more RAM memory.
Huawei P40 lite 5G shoots way better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a much more mega-pixels camera. Huawei P40 lite 5G features improved battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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