Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.3 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-19 | 2020-03-02 |
| 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 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 | -- |
| 10.45 | 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 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
Huawei P40 Lite is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ1, having a general score of 79.5 against 78.3. Huawei P40 Lite's body is newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than Sony Xperia XZ1. Xperia XZ1 has a little better hardware performance than Huawei P40 Lite, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Xperia XZ1 counts with just a bit better screen than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 1920px resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel count in each inch in the screen. Huawei P40 Lite captures a bit better photographs and videos than Xperia XZ1, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Huawei P40 Lite also has a bigger aperture, a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution back camera and a bigger sensor which provides a higher image and video quality.
The Xperia XZ1 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1,95 TB. The Huawei P40 Lite has a superior battery life than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has a 4200mAh battery size against 2700mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Huawei P40 Lite is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it a great choice.
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