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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-06-10 | 2020-03-02 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 247.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G52 MP6 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 has a score of 79.5, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active's 75.8 global score. The Huawei P40 Lite design is noticeably newer, thinner and a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a more vivid display than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a higher number of pixels per inch of screen.
The Huawei P40 Lite has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 4 more CPU cores and more RAM. The Huawei P40 Lite has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for capturing photographs and video in low-light environments, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Huawei P40 Lite also counts with a back camera with way more MP.
Huawei P40 Lite has a bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei P40 Lite counts with a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
Huawei P40 Lite not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, making this phone a very good choice.
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