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Huawei P40 Lite vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro

47 out 100
Huawei P40 Lite
VS
51 out 100
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Huawei P40 Lite
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Lite Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.4 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 810, vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro, Manufactured in June, 2019with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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 battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 4000mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 183g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 Lite and Huawei Honor 20 Pro
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
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type LTPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.4 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1080x2310 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.2:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 398 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 450 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6 % 84.2 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40 Lite
513 nits
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut98.8 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a333 Hz
Response time38.4 ms33 ms
Contrast976:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40 Lite], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.2 mm (6.27 in) 154.6 mm (6.09 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Lite
83.6 %
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Lite and Huawei Honor 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 810 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2270 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G52 MP6 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 144 360
GPU Frequency 820 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 236.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Lite
753
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Lite
1923
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)753955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19232503
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Lite
429415
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
CPU140335189613
GPU91897158736
Memory93192121205
UX103991121809
NanoReview Score429415591363
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Lite
1421
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Max Surface Temp.38.6 °C46.7 °C
Stability99 %47 %
Graphics Test8 fps14 fps
Graphics Score14212481
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40 Lite], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P40 Lite
8141
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
Writing score936910875
Web score58887309
Video editing57365734
Data manipulation75197972
NanoReview Score81418855

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 14.6 GB 13 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Lite
24:00
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Web Browsing09:55 h08:17 h
Video Playback14:27 h12:21 h
Games05:21 h05:04 h
Standby Mode114 h103 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4
Focal length26 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX586 Exmor RSSony IMX586
Sensor size1/2.01/2
Pixel size1.6 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a17 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Video quality
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
104
Video quality
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeActiveDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1221
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2020 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 265 600
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - 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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