OnePlus 8 Pro vs Huawei P40 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 8 Pro Manufactured in April, 2020, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Huawei P40 Lite, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 810. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4510mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Lite
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 199g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 8 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
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED LTPS LCD
Size 6.78 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2310 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.2:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1300 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.8 % 83.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 8 Pro
882 nits
Huawei P40 Lite
513 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)258 Hzn/a
Response time7.5 ms38.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite976:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.3 mm (6.51 in) 159.2 mm (6.27 in)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 in) 76.3 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 8 Pro
91.8 %
Huawei P40 Lite
83.6 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 8 Pro and Huawei P40 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 HiSilicon Kirin 810
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2270 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
- 6/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC n/a
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Yes
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G52 MP6
GPU Cores 768 144
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 236.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
1258
Huawei P40 Lite
753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
3476
Huawei P40 Lite
1923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1258753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34761923
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 8 Pro
758854
Huawei P40 Lite
429415
CPU236093140335
GPU19427291897
Memory14900193192
UX179488103991
NanoReview Score758854429415
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 8 Pro
3839
Huawei P40 Lite
1421
Max Surface Temp.50.2 °C38.6 °C
Stability99 %99 %
Graphics Test22 fps8 fps
Graphics Score38391421
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 8 Pro
11994
Huawei P40 Lite
8141
Writing score148139369
Web score98335888
Video editing58425736
Data manipulation95177519
NanoReview Score119948141

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 10.0
OS Size 20 GB 14.6 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4510 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:55 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 8 Pro
20:36
Huawei P40 Lite
24:00
Web Browsing08:01 h09:55 h
Video Playback12:03 h14:27 h
Games04:57 h05:21 h
Standby Mode103 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 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: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 5 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
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX689Sony IMX586 Exmor RS
Sensor size1/1.431/2.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2.25n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
109
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom107n/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor Sony IMX471 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.1
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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
OnePlus 8 Pro
121
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
127
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (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 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
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyActive
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
3G BandsWCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)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
OnePlus 8 Pro
84.4 dB
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2020 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date April, 2020 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 265
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- 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 OnePlus 8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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