Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2020-03-02 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 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 MP2 GPU | Mali-G52 MP6 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Huawei P40 Lite is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), getting a score of 79.5 against 73.5. These phones include Android OS, but the Huawei P40 Lite has the older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei P40 Lite's body is extremely newer, but a little heavier and just a bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017).
The Huawei P40 Lite features a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a little bit worse screen density, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2310 resolution and a bigger screen. The Huawei P40 Lite has a little bit better performance than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei P40 Lite also has 3 GB more RAM.
Huawei P40 Lite takes greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low light photos and video, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Huawei P40 Lite also counts with a back facing camera with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution.
Huawei P40 Lite has a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage. Huawei P40 Lite counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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