Huawei P40 vs Huawei P20 Lite Specs Comparison

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Huawei P40 Huawei P20 Lite
Released · Apr 07, 2020
Released · Mar 19, 2018
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
5.8-inch · 2280x1080px
Triple camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
3800 mAh
3000 mAh
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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 5.8-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 422 PPI 2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 432 PPI
Technology
OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
86.29 % 80.55 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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
RAM
6GB 4GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
128GB 64GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10), Emotion UI Android (8.0 Oreo), Huawei Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
3800 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps) 16 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

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

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(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) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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

Buyers information

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

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2020 Mar 19, 2018

Alternative variants

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