Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Huawei P20 Lite (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 10, 2019	Jun 20, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm	6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches 159.1 x 75.9 x 8.3 mm
Weight
4.94 oz (140.0 g)	6.28 oz (178.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White	Crush blue, Charming red, Midnight black

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.96% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI	2310x1080px, 19.25 ratio, 398 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
25 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (HDR) 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 08, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA405FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.46 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.02 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.61 W/kg

Links

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