Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-12 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 506 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.35 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a general score of 83.4, which is better than Xiaomi Mi A1's overall score of 75. Even though Huawei P40 lite 5G is noticeably newer than the Xiaomi Mi A1, it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. These phones have Android OS, but the Huawei P40 lite 5G has the older 10 version and Xiaomi Mi A1 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G features a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi A1 features a bit sharper screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, although it has a quite smaller screen, a little less pixels per display inch and a bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution.
Xiaomi Mi A1 features just a bit more memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB. Huawei P40 lite 5G captures a lot better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a back camera with way more megapixels and a larger aperture to take better low-light captures and video.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G features superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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