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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-15 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 lite 5G is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note8, having an 83.4 score against 83. The Huawei P40 lite 5G is a just a little lighter phone than the Samsung Galaxy Note8, but both are 0.34inches thick. These devices use Android operating system, but Huawei P40 lite 5G has 10 version while Samsung Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Huawei P40 lite 5G's processing unit is very similar to the CPU in Galaxy Note8, they have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM amount. Galaxy Note8 has a little sharper display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
The Galaxy Note8 features just a bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei P40 lite 5G features better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a better camera than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for shooting pictures and video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
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