Huawei P40 vs Huawei P40 lite 5G Specs Comparison

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Huawei P40 Huawei P40 lite 5G
Released · Apr 07, 2020
Released · Jun 17, 2020
6.1-inch
6.5-inch
Triple camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3800 mAh
4000 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
6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches
162.31 x 75 x 8.58 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g) 6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint 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 Space silver, Crush green, Midnight black

Display

Size
6.1-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 422 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Technology
OLED OLED
Refresh rate
90Hz 60Hz
Screen-to-body
86.29 % 83.87 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 820 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2360 MHz
Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G57 MP6
RAM
6GB 6GB
Internal storage
128GB 128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10), Emotion UI Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
3800 mAh 4000 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging Huawei SuperCharge, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W Wired: 40.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps) 16 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.1
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, Glonass, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79 Bands n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) 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 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, 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 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, Type-C cable, Type-C headphones, quick guide, eject tool, warranty card

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2020 May 19, 2020

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM
RAM 8GB
with 256GB storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
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