Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-06-17 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 336.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 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 | -- |
| 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) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 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
Huawei P40 lite 5G is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, getting an 83.4 score against 78.1. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Huawei P40 lite 5G has the older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Huawei P40 lite 5G is a much newer phone than the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, although it is somewhat thicker and heavier.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and 4 more processing cores. The Galaxy S7 edge has a little more vivid screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per display inch and a better 1440 x 2560px resolution.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3600mAh.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a better camera than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for taking photos and video in low-light situations, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a back camera with a much higher 64 MP resolution.
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