Phone Comparison - Huawei P20 Lite vs Huawei P40 Lite vs Huawei P40 lite E

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced Expected Announcement - March 2018 February 2020 March 2020
Status Rumored Coming Soon - March 2020 Coming Soon - March 2020
Colors Black, Blue Black, Emerald Green, Light Pink/Blue Aurora Blue, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm
(5.85 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm
(6.27 x 3 x 0.34 in)
159.8 x 76.1 x 8.1 mm
(6.29 x 3 x 0.32 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid 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) / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (unspecified) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10.0 Android 9.0 (Pie) (AOSP + HMS)
User Interface - EMUI 10 EMUI 9.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm)
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G52 MP6 Mali-G51 MP4
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.84 inches 6.4 inches 6.39 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 2310 pixels (398 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (269 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 80.46% 83.65% 82.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 16 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (macro), 1/5.0", 1.75µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 40W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3000 mAh 4200 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -