Huawei nova vs Huawei P40 Lite Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova Huawei P40 Lite
Released · Oct 15, 2016
Released · Mar 02, 2020
5.0-inch
6.4-inch
Single camera
Quad camera
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
3020 mAh
4200 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Feb 27, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€399

Design

Dimensions
5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 inches
141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm
6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches
159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm
Weight
5.15 oz (146.0 g) 6.46 oz (183.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver Midnight black, Crush green, Sakura pink

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 83.55% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 2310x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 398 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2270 MHz
Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 506 Mali-G52 MP6
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3020 mAh, Li - Polymer 4200 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP 16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2016
FCC ID value: QISCAN-LX1
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg
Body: 0.72 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg
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