Huawei P40 lite 5G vs. Microsoft Surface Duo

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P40 lite 5G and Microsoft Surface Duo. 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 P40 lite 5G vs. Microsoft Surface Duo Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 lite 5G Microsoft Surface Duo
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number CDY-N29A -
Form Factor Touch Folder - dual screen
Height 162.31 mm 145.2 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G has greater height than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Width 75 mm 93.3 mm Microsoft Surface Duo has greater width than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Depth 8.58 mm 9.9 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G is narrower than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Weight 189 g 250 g Huawei P40 lite 5G is lighter than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 186.9 mm x 4.8 mm x 145.2 mm
Body Colour Space Silver Glacier
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 2.66 W/kg (limb), 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head) 0.726 W/kg (head), 1.478 W/kg (body)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card -
DISPLAY Huawei P40 lite 5G Microsoft Surface Duo
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS AMOLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Both directions folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.5" 5.6" Huawei P40 lite 5G has larger screen size than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 1800 x 1350 pixels Huawei P40 lite 5G has better screen resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Pixel Density 405 ppi 401 ppi Huawei P40 lite 5G has better pixel density than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Aspect Ratio - 4:3
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR Yes - Huawei P40 lite 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 -
Display Features Punch FullView display PixelSense Fusion Displays
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 5.6"
Second Display Resolution - 1800 x 1350 pixels
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size - 8.1 in
Unfolded Display Resolution - 2700 x 1800 pixels
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 lite 5G Microsoft Surface Duo
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G57 -
MEMORY Huawei P40 lite 5G Microsoft Surface Duo
RAM 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.0
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P40 lite 5G Microsoft Surface Duo
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 0
Sensor Resolution 64 Megapixel -
Sensor Size 1/1.7" -
Sensor Type CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Light Source LED flash -
Camera Features (Functions) 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) 16 Megapixel 11 Megapixel Huawei P40 lite 5G has better front camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Super night selfie mode Burst mode, Panorama, low-light shots, Portrait mode with adjustable depth control
Light Source (Front) - High CRI LED flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), FOV optimised with AI (for front and rear), dynamic range scene detection, Super-resolution zoom, super zoom up to 7x, gyro-based digital video stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P40 lite 5G Microsoft Surface Duo
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3577 mAh Huawei P40 lite 5G has larger battery capacity than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Standby Time 480 hours 240 hours Huawei P40 lite 5G has longer standby time than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Talk Time 1140 minutes 1620 minutes Microsoft Surface Duo has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1140 min
Standby: up to 480 hrs
Standby: up to 240 hrs
Talk: up to 1620 min
Playback (local video): up to 15.5 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P40 lite 5G Microsoft Surface Duo
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Huawei P40 lite 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 10
User Interface EMUI 10.1.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 lite 5G Microsoft Surface Duo
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, LAA
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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band 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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 46, 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 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 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 5150, 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 802.11ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes - Huawei P40 lite 5G has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P40 lite 5G Microsoft Surface Duo
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, SBC, 3GP WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX audio
FEATURES Huawei P40 lite 5G Microsoft Surface Duo
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, gravity sensor Proximity sensor, hall sensor, dual accelerometers, dual gyroscope, dual magnetometer, dual ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Neural Network Processing Unit, HUAWEI AppGallery MIMO technology, Fast Charging, dual microphones with noise suppression and echo cancellation, Full Duplex communication, 360° hinge, stylus support, two apps side-by-side
OTHERS Huawei P40 lite 5G Microsoft Surface Duo
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, TP protective film SIM card removal tool, USB-C headphones, 18W charger, Surface Duo Bumper (Glacier)
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