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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-06-17 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 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), 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 | |
| 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
Huawei P40 lite 5G has an overall score of 83.4, which is a bit better than Galaxy S7's general score of 79.5. The Huawei P40 lite 5G body is way newer, but somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker than the Galaxy S7. Galaxy S7 counts with a better screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels count per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 2 GB more RAM and more processing cores. The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S7, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for low-light captures and video, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a camera with a way better resolution.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S7, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Huawei P40 lite 5G features superior battery performance than Galaxy S7, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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