Huawei P9 lite vs Huawei P40 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P9 lite Huawei P40
Released · May 01, 2016
Released · Apr 07, 2020
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 16GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3800 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 21, 2016 Mar 26, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€299

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches
146.8 x 72.6 x 7.5 mm
5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches
148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.19 oz (147.0 g) 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.89% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 86.29% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2340x1080px, 422 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (16 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G76 MP16
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
Yes
Video calling
4K UHD (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP (Flash) 32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.1
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 26, 2016
FCC ID value: QISVNS-L21
Measured SAR
Head: 0.80 W/kg
Body: 1.18 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM
Memory 8GB
with 256GB storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
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