Home Phone comparison Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei P40 Lite - Which is better?

Huawei P40 Pro vs Huawei P40 Lite

61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
VS
47 out 100
Huawei P40 Lite
Huawei P40 Pro
Huawei P40 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Huawei P40 Lite, Manufactured in March, 2020 with 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 Huawei P40 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.58in
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Lite
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 209g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 Pro 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:
Huawei P40 Pro
vs
Huawei P40 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED LTPS LCD
Size 6.58 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1200x2640 pixels 1080x2310 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.2:9
Pixel density 441 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 600 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 92.5 % 83.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
Huawei P40 Lite
513 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)365 Hzn/a
Response time3 ms38.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite976:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40 Pro], [Huawei P40 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.2 mm (6.23 in) 159.2 mm (6.27 in)
Width 72.6 mm (2.86 in) 76.3 mm (3 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %
Huawei P40 Lite
83.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei P40 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 810
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 2270 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)		 - 6/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC n/a
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Yes
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G52 MP6
GPU Cores 576 144
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 236.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Huawei P40 Lite
753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Huawei P40 Lite
1923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1111753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31311923
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
Huawei P40 Lite
429415
CPU217681140335
GPU21225591897
Memory14645993192
UX141962103991
NanoReview Score718357429415
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Huawei P40 Lite
1421
Max Surface Temp.34.2 °C38.6 °C
Stability55 %99 %
Graphics Test19 fps8 fps
Graphics Score32861421
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40 Pro], [Huawei P40 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P40 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Lite
8141
Writing scoren/a9369
Web scoren/a5888
Video editingn/a5736
Data manipulationn/a7519
NanoReview Scoren/a8141

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNano Memory

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 10.0
OS Size 16.5 GB 14.6 GB
UI Skin EMUI 11 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (27 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 40 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Huawei P40 Lite
24:00
Web Browsing08:10 h09:55 h
Video Playback13:26 h14:27 h
Games04:54 h05:21 h
Standby Mode81 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x 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 7680 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth		 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
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX700Sony IMX586 Exmor RS
Sensor size1/1.281/2.0
Pixel size1.22 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length125 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.4
Focal length18 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX650n/a
Sensor size1/1.54n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview45n/a
Zoom124n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.1
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
144
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyActive
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2112
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2020 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 720 265
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P40 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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