Huawei P40 vs Huawei P30 lite Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P40 or Huawei P30 lite Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P40 | Huawei P30 lite | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, March 26 | 2019, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.8 in | 152.9 x 72.7 x 7.4 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 2.86 in | |
| Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 159 g | 5.61 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame | Glass front, glass back, plastic frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black | Peacock Blue, Midnight Black, Pearl White | |
| Battery | 3800 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3340 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 400 EUR | 290 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | LTPS IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 6.15" in | |
| Screen area | 91.3 cm2 | 93.6 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 86.3% | 90% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2312 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 422 PPI | 415 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | ||
| Other specs | - DCI-P3 -HDR10 -90Hz |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 48 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), AF |
-48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
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| Functions | Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) | |
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Dual | 24 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only) |
24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 | Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.0 | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) | - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-G51 MP4 | |
| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 496357 | 163019 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 932 | 332 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2799 | 1050 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1865 | 428 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4377 | 860 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 754 | 317 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2939 | 1282 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - 5G SA/NSA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Canada -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700), 66(1700/2100) - Canada |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (market/region dependent) - Canada | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 22.5W - IP53 dust and splash protection |
- Fast battery charging 18W |
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