Huawei P40 Pro vs. Huawei P40 lite 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei P40 lite 5G. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P40 Pro vs. Huawei P40 lite 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 Pro Huawei P40 lite 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - CDY-N29A
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 162.31 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G has greater height than Huawei P40 Pro.
Width 72.6 mm 75 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G has greater width than Huawei P40 Pro.
Depth 8.95 mm 8.58 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G is narrower than Huawei P40 Pro.
Weight 209 g 189 g Huawei P40 lite 5G is lighter than Huawei P40 Pro.
Body Colour Black | Silver frost Space Silver
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei P40 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP68 -
Repairability Index 8.1 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.48 W/kg (head) 2.66 W/kg (limb), 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C 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 Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Huawei P40 Pro Huawei P40 lite 5G
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology - LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.58" 6.5" Huawei P40 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2640 x 1200 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 441 ppi 405 ppi Huawei P40 Pro has better pixel density than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR - Yes Huawei P40 lite 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Refresh Rate 90 Hz -
Display Features Quad-Curve Overflow display Punch FullView display
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 Pro Huawei P40 lite 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 Hisilicon Kirin 820
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2.36 GHz Huawei P40 Pro has higher clock speed than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P40 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 MC16 Mali-G57
MEMORY Huawei P40 Pro Huawei P40 lite 5G
RAM 8 GB 6 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more RAM than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei P40 Pro Huawei P40 lite 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Huawei P40 lite 5G has better camera resolution than Huawei P40 Pro.
Sensor Size 1/1.28" 1/1.7" Huawei P40 lite 5G has better camera sensor size than Huawei P40 Pro.
Sensor Type - CMOS
Sensor Name Huawei Ultra Vision sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.8 Huawei P40 lite 5G has better lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Pixel Size 2.44 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Bokeh effect -
Camera Modes 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video, ultra slow motion video, telephoto video -
Light Source LED light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8192 x 6144 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Zoom, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Leica Quad Camera System, RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studios Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera resolution than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/1.54" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.8 F/2.4 Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Huawei Cine Camera -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/3.4 F/2.4 Huawei P40 lite 5G has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom 5x -
Hybrid Zoom 10x -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Huawei SuperSensing Camera, 50X Max Zoom Bokeh effect
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better front camera resolution than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Huawei P40 lite 5G has better front lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) - Super night selfie mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Huawei P40 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 6528 x 4896 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) TOF camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P40 Pro Huawei P40 lite 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei P40 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge - Huawei P40 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei P40 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time - 480 hours
Talk Time - 1140 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 1140 min
Standby: up to 480 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P40 Pro Huawei P40 lite 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 10 Android 10
User Interface EMUI 10.1 EMUI 10.1.1
Intelligent Assistant Celia -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 Pro Huawei P40 lite 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 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 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency 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 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band N1, n2, n7, n28 N1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT 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/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P40 Pro Huawei P40 lite 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP 3GP, MP4
FEATURES Huawei P40 Pro Huawei P40 lite 5G
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, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, HUAWEI Dual-View Video, Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime, SuperCool system Neural Network Processing Unit, HUAWEI AppGallery
OTHERS Huawei P40 Pro Huawei P40 lite 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, TP protective film
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP68 -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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