Huawei P40 vs Huawei P20 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2020	Mar 19, 2018

Design

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

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 86.29% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 80.55% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 422 PPI	2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 432 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

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

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

Dual SIM

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

with 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB