Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-03-02 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 336.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 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 |
| 9 | 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 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
The Huawei P40 Lite is a little bit better than Galaxy S7 edge, with a overall score of 79.5 against 78.1. Both devices we compare here work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P40 Lite has the previous 10 version and Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Huawei P40 Lite body is extremely newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than the Galaxy S7 edge.
Galaxy S7 edge has a bit sharper screen than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater screen pixels density and a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution. Huawei P40 Lite has a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Huawei P40 Lite features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. Huawei P40 Lite has just a bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a 17 percent greater battery capacity. Huawei P40 Lite captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for capturing pictures and videos in low light environments, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Huawei P40 Lite also counts with a much better 48 MP resolution back facing camera and a bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a better image and video quality.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Huawei P40 Lite is also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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