Huawei P20 vs Huawei P40 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Feb 27, 2020

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm	6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches 159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Midnight black, Crush green, Sakura pink

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.55% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI	2310x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 398 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2270 MHz Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-G52 MP6
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer	4200 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
	Wired: 40.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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