Huawei P40 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P40 Lite	Samsung Galaxy A72
Released · Mar 02, 2020	Released · Mar 17, 2021
6.4-inch · 2310x1080px	6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Quad camera	Quad camera
6GB · 128GB	6GB · 128GB
4200 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches 159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm	6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.46 oz (183.0 g)	7.16 oz (203.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Materials & Colors
	Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Crush green, Sakura pink

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
2310x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 398 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	90Hz
Screen-to-body
83.55 %	84.74 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2270 MHz Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x 2.3GHz Kryo 465 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Mali-G52 MP6	Adreno 618
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	6GB
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 2.1)	128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (11), One UI 3.0 UI

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

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	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 17 mm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 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	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
16 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 26, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg
EU SAR
	Head: 0.23 W/kgBody: 1.17 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 449
In The Box
40W Super Charger, Type-C cable, Headset, Quick Start Guide, Warranty Card, Eject tool, TPU Protective cover, TP protective film

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2020	Mar 17, 2021

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei P40 Lite Specs	Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs
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