Phone Comparison - Huawei P20 vs Huawei P40 vs Huawei P40 lite 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced Expected Announcement - March 2018 2020, March 26 2020, May 15
Status Rumored Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April 7 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, May 28
Colors Black, Blue Various Crush Green, Space Silver, Midnight Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm
(5.86 x 2.8 x 0.33 in)
162.3 x 75 x 8.6 mm
(6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 175 g (6.17 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
5G Network - 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA 5G SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (In-Display )
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS) Android 10.0
User Interface - EMUI 10.1 EMUI 10, no Google Play Service
Processor Octa-core, HiSilicon Kirin Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) Octa-core (1x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 820 5G (7nm)
GPU - Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G57 (6-core)
RAM 4/6 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
DCI-P3
HDR10+
LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
HDR10
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.84 inches 6.1 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 86.48% 83.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio FM radio No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 20 MP 50 MP + 16 MP + 8 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 Aperture, Leica Optics, 2x Lossless Zoom, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.28", PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF
8 MP, Periscope, f/4.0, 240mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 30x digital zoom
Leica optics, panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS 2160p, 1080p, 720p@960fps
Front Camera 24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only)
HDR
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 22.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 40W, 70% in 30 min (advertised)
Reverse charging 5W
Capacity - 3800 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -