Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 7a and Huawei P40 Lite - Which is better?

Google Pixel 7a vs Huawei P40 Lite

68 out 100
Google Pixel 7a
VS
47 out 100
Huawei P40 Lite
Google Pixel 7a
Huawei P40 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 7a Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2, vs Huawei P40 Lite, Manufactured in March, 2020with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 810. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7a
  • Higher pixel density: 429ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4385mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.4in
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 193.5g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 8/128 GB - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 7a and Huawei P40 Lite
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 7a
vs
Huawei P40 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED LTPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2310 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.2:9
Pixel density 429 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 700 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 81.1 % 83.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 7a
1067 nits
Huawei P40 Lite
513 nits
sRGB gamut98.4 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)218 Hzn/a
Response time2 ms38.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite976:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 7a], [Huawei P40 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152 mm (5.98 in) 159.2 mm (6.27 in)
Width 72.9 mm (2.87 in) 76.3 mm (3 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP67 No
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Orange		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 7a
81.1 %
Huawei P40 Lite
83.6 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 7a and Huawei P40 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G2 HiSilicon Kirin 810
Max Frequency 2850 MHz 2270 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)		 - 6/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung n/a
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Yes
Graphics Mali-G710 MP7 Mali-G52 MP6
GPU Cores 672 144
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS 236.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 7a
1443
Huawei P40 Lite
753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 7a
3493
Huawei P40 Lite
1923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1443753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34931923
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 7a]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 7a
930436
Huawei P40 Lite
429415
CPU255576140335
GPU32562391897
Memory14984393192
UX199394103991
NanoReview Score930436429415
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 7a
6343
Huawei P40 Lite
1421
Max Surface Temp.50.8 °C38.6 °C
Stability65 %99 %
Graphics Test37 fps8 fps
Graphics Score63431421
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 7a], [Huawei P40 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 7a
10609
Huawei P40 Lite
8141
Writing score150489369
Web score75005888
Video editing63625736
Data manipulation105047519
NanoReview Score106098141

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 10.0
OS Size n/a 14.6 GB
UI Skin Stock Android EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4385 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (20% in 36 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:57 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 7a
19:16
Huawei P40 Lite
24:00
Web Browsing08:24 h09:55 h
Video Playback13:40 h14:27 h
Games05:06 h05:21 h
Standby Mode76 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX787Sony IMX586 Exmor RS
Sensor size1/1.731/2.0
Pixel size0.8 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
SensorSony IMX712n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 7a
138
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 7a
133
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 7a
133
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom105n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 7a]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Sensor n/a BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 7a
136
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 7a
146
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aActive
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 7a
90.4 dB
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May, 2023 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 265
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 7a the clear winner in this comparison.

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