Home Phone comparison Huawei P40 Lite and Apple iPhone 8 - Which is better?

Huawei P40 Lite vs Apple iPhone 8

47 out 100
Huawei P40 Lite
VS
44 out 100
Apple iPhone 8
Huawei P40 Lite
Apple iPhone 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Lite Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.4 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 810, vs Apple iPhone 8, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. 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 Huawei P40 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.4in
  • Higher pixel density: 398ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 1821mAh
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8
  • Lighter design: 148g vs 183g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB		 - 2/64 GB
- 2/128 GB
- 2/256 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 Lite and Apple iPhone 8
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:
Huawei P40 Lite
vs
Apple iPhone 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type LTPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.4 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1080x2310 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.2:9 16:9
Pixel density 398 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 450 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6 % 65.3 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40 Lite
513 nits
Apple iPhone 8
637 nits
sRGB gamut98.8 %99.9 %
Response time38.4 ms22 ms
Contrast976:11373:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40 Lite], [Apple iPhone 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.2 mm (6.27 in) 138.4 mm (5.45 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 67.3 mm (2.65 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Lite
83.6 %
Apple iPhone 8
65.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Lite and Apple iPhone 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 810 Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2270 MHz 2100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Yes Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G52 MP6 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 144 192
GPU Frequency 820 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 236.2 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Lite
753
Apple iPhone 8
1030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Lite
1923
Apple iPhone 8
2686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7531030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19232686
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Lite
429415
Apple iPhone 8
489618
CPU140335174461
GPU91897115185
Memory9319297672
UX103991102300
NanoReview Score429415489618
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Lite
1421
Apple iPhone 8
3131
Max Surface Temp.38.6 °C45.4 °C
Stability99 %62 %
Graphics Test8 fps18 fps
Graphics Score14213131
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40 Lite], [Apple iPhone 8]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P40 Lite
8141
Apple iPhone 8
n/a
Writing score9369n/a
Web score5888n/a
Video editing5736n/a
Data manipulation7519n/a
NanoReview Score8141n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 2 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1NVMe
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 14.6 GB 6 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 n/a

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 1821 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Lite
24:00
Apple iPhone 8
16:16
Web Browsing09:55 h06:14 h
Video Playback14:27 h09:59 h
Games05:21 h03:40 h
Standby Mode114 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX586 Exmor RSApple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/2.01/3
Pixel size1.6 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
93
Video quality
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
90
Overall camera score
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
92
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 8]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeActiveDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category1216
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
80.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2020 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 265 699
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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