Huawei P20 Lite vs Huawei P40 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P20 Lite Huawei P40
Released · Mar 19, 2018
Released · Apr 07, 2020
5.8-inch · 2280x1080px
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3800 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches
148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm
5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches
148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.11 oz (145.0 g) 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
5.8-inch 6.1-inch
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 432 PPI 2340x1080px, 422 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
80.55 % 86.29 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G76 MP16
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3) 6GB
Internal storage
64GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo), Huawei Emotion UI Android (10), Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 3800 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
16 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, USB cable, Headset, Quick Start Guide, Warranty card, Eject tool Charger, USB Type-C Cable, USB Type-C Earphones, Quick Start Guide, Eject Tool, Warranty Card

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2018 Mar 26, 2020

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Storage expansion microSDXC, microSDHC, microSD up to 256 GB
Dual SIM Yes
with 8GB RAM
RAM 8GB
with 256GB storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
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