Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2020-03-02 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 319 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 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 540 GPU | Mali-G52 MP6 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 has a global score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than Xperia XZ1 Compact's general score of 74.6. The Huawei P40 Lite design is much newer and just a little thinner, but notably heavier than Xperia XZ1 Compact. Xperia XZ1 Compact has just a bit better performance than Huawei P40 Lite, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
Huawei P40 Lite counts with a slightly better looking screen than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a way better resolution of 1080 x 2310px, a lot larger display and a little bit greater pixels density. Huawei P40 Lite has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei P40 Lite captures clearer pictures and videos than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a larger diafragm aperture, a larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
The Huawei P40 Lite features a very superior battery life than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Huawei P40 Lite is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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