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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-02 |
| -- | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.46 ounces |
| -- | Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 418 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G52 MP6 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 the Xiaomi 12S's general score of 72.9. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P40 Lite has the older 10 version while Xiaomi 12S has Android 12 version. The Xiaomi 12S counts with just a bit better screen than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better pixels density and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400.
The Huawei P40 Lite has as much storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as Xiaomi 12S, they have the same internal memory. The Huawei P40 Lite counts with a much better performing CPU than Xiaomi 12S, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Xiaomi 12S counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei P40 Lite, because it has a 7% larger battery capacity.
Huawei P40 Lite has a much better camera than Xiaomi 12S, although it has a back-facing camera with less mega-pixels resolution.
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