Huawei Mate S vs. Huawei P40 lite 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and Huawei P40 lite 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate S vs. Huawei P40 lite 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - CDY-N29A
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.8 mm 162.31 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G has greater height than Huawei Mate S.
Width 75.3 mm 75 mm Huawei Mate S has greater width than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Depth 7.2 mm 8.58 mm Huawei Mate S is narrower than Huawei Mate S.
Weight 156 g 189 g Huawei Mate S is lighter than Huawei Mate S.
Body Colour Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold Space Silver
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) 2.66 W/kg (limb), 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.5" Huawei P40 lite 5G has larger screen size than Huawei Mate S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 lite 5G has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 401 ppi 405 ppi Huawei P40 lite 5G has better pixel density than Huawei Mate S.
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 Enhancement Technology OnCell technology -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass Punch FullView display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 935 Hisilicon Kirin 820
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.36 GHz Huawei P40 lite 5G has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate S.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate S has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 Mali-G57
MEMORY Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 lite 5G
RAM 3 GB 6 GB Huawei P40 lite 5G has more RAM than Huawei Mate S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 lite 5G has more internal memory than Huawei Mate S.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 lite 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Huawei P40 lite 5G has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Sensor Size - 1/1.7"
Sensor Type - CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Huawei P40 lite 5G has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate S has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Bokeh effect
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei P40 lite 5G has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Huawei P40 lite 5G has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Camera Modes (Front) - Super night selfie mode
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei P40 lite 5G has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate S.
Standby Time - 480 hours
Talk Time - 1140 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 1140 min
Standby: up to 480 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei Mate S 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 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 10
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 EMUI 10.1.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE 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
3G UMTS Frequency - 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 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, 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 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, 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 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 3GP, MP4
FEATURES Huawei Mate S 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, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Neural Network Processing Unit, HUAWEI AppGallery
OTHERS Huawei Mate S Huawei P40 lite 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, TP protective film
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