Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S vs. Huawei P40 lite 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S and Huawei P40 lite 5G. 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

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S vs. Huawei P40 lite 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - CDY-N29A
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 165.75 mm 162.31 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has greater height than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Width 76.68 mm 75 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has greater width than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Depth 8.8 mm 8.58 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G is narrower than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Weight 209 g 189 g Huawei P40 lite 5G is lighter than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Body Colour Aurora blue Space Silver
Body Material Curved 3D glass, Gorilla glass 5 -
Protection Dustproof, splashproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.98 W/kg (body), 0.72 W/kg (head), 2.35 W/kg (limb) 2.66 W/kg (limb), 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components Ultra-linear speakers -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-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/microSD Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology - LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.67" 6.5" Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has larger screen size than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density - 405 ppi
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Features Reading mode 2.0, Dot Display Punch FullView display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Hisilicon Kirin 820
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.36 GHz Huawei P40 lite 5G has higher clock speed than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 618 Mali-G57
MEMORY Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Huawei P40 lite 5G
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Huawei P40 lite 5G has more RAM than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 lite 5G has more internal memory than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Huawei P40 lite 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Huawei P40 lite 5G has better camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Sensor Size 1/2" 1/1.7" Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has better camera sensor size than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Sensor Type - CMOS
Lens Aperture F/1.79 F/1.8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has better lens aperture than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Field of View (FoV) 79 degree(s) -
Pixel Size 0.8 μm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR, Kaleidoscope -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, night mode, Smart ultra-wide angle mode, Photo timer, Custom watermark, Documents, Beautify, Levelling, Cinematic portraits -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8000 x 6000 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AI scene detection, Portrait mode with background blurring, Ultra wide-angle edge distortion correction, Steady handheld night photography, full screen frame, AI watermark Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has better second camera lens aperture than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 119 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.12 μm -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 5 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has higher resolution third camera than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1.12 μm -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) AF (2cm-10cm) Bokeh effect
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Both phones have the same resolution of the fourth camera.
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the fourth camera.
Pixel Size (4th Camera) 1.75 μm -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Depth camera Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.48 F/2.0 Huawei P40 lite 5G has better front lens aperture than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Pixel Size (Front) 1 μm -
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies, AI portrait mode, AI Beautify, Slo-mo Selfie Super night selfie mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Camera Features (Front) AI scene detection, Palm shutter, AI silhouette detection -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5020 mAh 4000 mAh Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has larger battery capacity than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Standby Time - 480 hours
Talk Time 1980 minutes 1140 minutes Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1980 min
Gaming: up to 13 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 147 hrs
Navigation: up to 16 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1140 min
Standby: up to 480 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Huawei P40 lite 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System - Android 10
User Interface MIUI 10 EMUI 10.1.1
Payment Technology Google Pay -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1900 GSM, 2100 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 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 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40 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 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 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, 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 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC - Yes Huawei P40 lite 5G has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, APE (Monkey's Audio), MP4 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, XviD, M4V, MP4 3GP, MP4
Audio Amplifier Smart PA -
FEATURES Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S 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 Accelerometer, digital compass, gyro sensor, distance sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, In-screen ambient light sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side) Fingerprint reader
Security Technology A.I. face recognition -
Additional Phone Features Infrared remote control, AI face unlock, Qualcomm 5th generation AI Engine, Z-axis linear vibration motor Neural Network Processing Unit, HUAWEI AppGallery
OTHERS Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Included Accessories Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, 18W charger Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, TP protective film
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland -
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