Huawei P20 Lite vs Huawei P40 Lite Specs Comparison

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Huawei P20 Lite Huawei P40 Lite
Released · Mar 19, 2018
Released · Mar 02, 2020
5.8-inch · 2280x1080px
6.4-inch · 2310x1080px
Dual camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
4200 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2018 Feb 27, 2020

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches
148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm
6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches
159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm
Weight
5.11 oz / 145.0 g 6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
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, 80.55% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 83.55% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 432 PPI 2310x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 398 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2270 MHz
Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G52 MP6
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer 4200 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
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
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
16 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
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 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 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

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Storage expansion microSDXC, microSDHC, microSD up to 256 GB
Dual SIM Yes
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