Huawei P40 lite vs. Huawei Mate Xs

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P40 lite and Huawei Mate Xs. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P40 lite vs. Huawei Mate Xs Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 lite Huawei Mate Xs
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Folder
Height 159.2 mm 161.3 mm Huawei Mate Xs has greater height than Huawei P40 lite.
Width 76.3 mm 78.5 mm Huawei Mate Xs has greater width than Huawei P40 lite.
Depth 8.7 mm 11 mm Huawei P40 lite is narrower than Huawei P40 lite.
Weight 183 g 300 g Huawei P40 lite is lighter than Huawei P40 lite.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 146.2 mm x 11 mm x 161.3 mm
Body Colour Midnight black | Crush green Interstellar blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.15 W/kg (body), 2.77 W/kg (limb), 0.85 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.49 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card -
DISPLAY Huawei P40 lite Huawei Mate Xs
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Flexible OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.4" 8" Huawei Mate Xs has larger screen size than Huawei P40 lite.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2310 x 1080 pixels 2480 x 2200 pixels Huawei Mate Xs has better screen resolution than Huawei P40 lite.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 398 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Punch FullView display FullView Display, Main screen: 6.6" - 2480 x 1148 pixels, Secondary screen: 6.38" - 2480 x 892 pixels
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 lite Huawei Mate Xs
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 810 Hisilicon Kirin 990
Clock Speed 2.27 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei Mate Xs has higher clock speed than Huawei P40 lite.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali-G76
MEMORY Huawei P40 lite Huawei Mate Xs
RAM 6 GB 8 GB Huawei Mate Xs has more RAM than Huawei P40 lite.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 512 GB Huawei Mate Xs has more internal memory than Huawei P40 lite.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei P40 lite Huawei Mate Xs
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei P40 lite has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate Xs.
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Leica Quad Camera System, Contrast detection focus, Mirror Shooting
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei Mate Xs has better second camera resolution than Huawei P40 lite.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Huawei Mate Xs has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 lite.
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate Xs has higher resolution third camera than Huawei P40 lite.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Bokeh lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei Mate Xs has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera -
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Macro camera HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 0
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P40 lite Huawei Mate Xs
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 4500 mAh Huawei Mate Xs has larger battery capacity than Huawei P40 lite.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 65 min -
CELLULAR Huawei P40 lite Huawei Mate Xs
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Huawei Mate Xs has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 10
User Interface EMUI 10.0.1 EMUI 10.0.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 lite Huawei Mate Xs
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P40 lite Huawei Mate Xs
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, MIDI, MP4, 3GP WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 3GP, MP4
FEATURES Huawei P40 lite Huawei Mate Xs
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features - Multitasking, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core
OTHERS Huawei P40 lite Huawei Mate Xs
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, protective film
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