Phone Comparison - Huawei P40 vs Huawei P40 lite 5G vs Huawei P50 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced 2020, March 26 2020, May 15 July 2021
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April 7 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, May 28 Coming Soon - August 2021
Colors Various Crush Green, Space Silver, Midnight Black Black, Gold, White, Pink, Blue
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)
158.8 x 72.8 x 8.5 mm
(6.25 x 2.87 x 0.33 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1x
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (In-Display )
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS) Android 10.0 HarmonyOS 2.0
User Interface EMUI 10.1 EMUI 10, no Google Play Service -
Processor 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) Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Kirin 9000 (5 nm)
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 4G (5 nm)
GPU Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G57 (6-core) Mali-G78 MP24
Adreno 660
RAM 8 GB 6 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB 512 GB
External Memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
DCI-P3
HDR10+
LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
HDR10
FHD+ OLED
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.5 inches 6.6 inch
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi) 1228 x 2700 pixels (-)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.48% 83.76% -
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 16 MP + 8 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP + 40 MP
Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED flash No
Features 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
50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
64 MP, f/3.5, 90mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
40 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (B/W)
Leica optics, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS 2160p, 1080p, 720p@960fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 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]
13 MP, f/2.4, (wide)
Panorama, HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to quad-band: GLONASS (4), BDS (4), GALILEO (3), QZSS (2), NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 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 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG 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 not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type 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
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 66W
Fast wireless charging 50W
Capacity 3800 mAh 4000 mAh 4360 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -