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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 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-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has an overall score of 83.4, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note5's global score of 80.2. Although Huawei P40 lite 5G is noticeably newer than Samsung Galaxy Note5, it is a little heavier and somewhat thicker. Galaxy Note5 counts with a slightly better display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a greater pixel density.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a higher amount of RAM. The Huawei P40 lite 5G features a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 64 GB more internal storage.
Huawei P40 lite 5G shoots much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a larger aperture and a camera in the back with way more mega pixels.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has improved battery performance than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 33% greater battery capacity.
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