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- P20 Lite vs Galaxy A40
Huawei P20 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A40
What P20 Lite does better (4) and where Galaxy A40 wins (8) — every spec side by side.
vs
5.0Display5.4
4.2Camera5.7
2.6Battery2.5
5.0Features5.0
Dimensions
Size comparison
P20 LiteGalaxy A40
| P20 Lite | Galaxy A40 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 148.6 mm | 144.4 mm | +4.2 mm |
| Width | 71.2 mm | 69.2 mm | +2 mm |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm | 7.9 mm | −0.5 mm |
| Weight | 145 g | 140 g | +5 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is P20 Lite better than Galaxy A40?
- Wired charging18 W vs 15 W+20%
- CPU frequency2.36 GHz vs 1.8 GHz+31%
- Peak brightness640 nits vs 548 nits+17%
- Thickness7.4 mm vs 7.9 mm+6%
Why is Galaxy A40 better than P20 Lite?
- OLED panelNo · P20 Lite: Yes
- Battery capacity3,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh+3%
- Memory card slotNo · P20 Lite: Yes
- Max video1080p vs 4K
- Weight145 g vs 140 g+4%
- Selfie camera16 MP vs 25 MP+56%
- Bluetooth4.2 vs 5+19%
- Screen-to-body ratio80.5% vs 85.5%+6%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 145 g | 140 g |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm | 7.9 mm |
| Height | 148.6 mm | 144.4 mm |
| Width | 71.2 mm | 69.2 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | Plastic |
| Back | Glass | Plastic |
| Glass protection | — | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colours | — | White, Black, Blue |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 5.8″ | 5.9″ |
| Panel | LCD | AMOLED |
| OLED panel | No | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,280 px | 2,340 px |
| Pixel density | 432 ppi | 439 ppi |
| Refresh rate | — | 60 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 640 nits | 548 nits |
| Measured brightness | — | 544 nits |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.5% | 85.5% |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Samsung Exynos 7904 |
| Chip maker | HiSilicon | Samsung |
| Process | — | 14 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.36 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| GPU | Mali T830 MP2 | Mali G71 MP2 |
| AnTuTu score | — | 208,315 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | — | 1,530 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage (max) | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage (base) | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | — | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card slot | No | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Main camera aperture | — | f/1.7 |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | No |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 1080p | 4K |
| 4K video frame rate | — | 30 fps |
| Selfie camera | 16 MP | 25 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 3,000 mAh | 3,100 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Wired charging | 18 W | 15 W |
| Charged in 30 min | — | 38% |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | — | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | — | Yes |
| Fingerprint sensor | Rear | Rear |
| Sensors | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, hall, fingerprint | proximity, accelerometer, compass, fingerprint |
| SAR (head) | — | 0.49 W/kg |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | EMUI 8.0 | One UI |
