Huawei P20 Lite (2019) vs Huawei P40 Specs Comparison

Compare mobile phone specifications of up to three devices at once. Our specs comparison tool helps you find and compare the perfect phone for your needs.

Huawei P20 Lite (2019) Huawei P40
Released · July 2019
Released · Apr 07, 2020
6.4-inch · 2310x1080px
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
4GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
3800 mAh
Check Accessories Check Accessories

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 20, 2019 Mar 26, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches
159.1 x 75.9 x 8.3 mm
5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches
148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.28 oz / 178.0 g 6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Crush blue, Charming red, Midnight black Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.96% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 86.29% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2310x1080px, 19.25 ratio, 398 PPI 2340x1080px, 422 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2860 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G76 MP16
Memory
4GB/128GB 6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 3800 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wired: 22.5W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) 16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)
32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.1
WLAN
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM
Memory 8GB
with 256GB storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
FCC OKs Cingular\'s purchase of AT&T Wireless