Huawei P40 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A21 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2020	Apr 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$250

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches 159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm	6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Crush green, Sakura pink	Black

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.55% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 79.20% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2310x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 398 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2270 MHz Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G52 MP6	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4200 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 17 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), 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	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 17, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA215U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 1.27 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.27 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41

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