Huawei P40 vs. Honor 50 Lite

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P40 and Honor 50 Lite. 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 vs. Honor 50 Lite Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 Honor 50 Lite
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - NTH-LX1
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 148.9 mm 161.8 mm Honor 50 Lite has greater height than Huawei P40.
Width 71.06 mm 74.7 mm Honor 50 Lite has greater width than Huawei P40.
Depth 8.5 mm 8.5 mm Both phones are the same depth.
Weight 175 g 192 g Huawei P40 is lighter than Huawei P40.
Body Colour Silver frost | Black Deep sea blue | Midnight black
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei P40 is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP53 -
Repairability Index 7.9 (out of 10) 5.7 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head), 2.76 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card -
DISPLAY Huawei P40 Honor 50 Lite
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology - TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.1" 6.67" Honor 50 Lite has larger screen size than Huawei P40.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2376 x 1080 pixels Honor 50 Lite has better screen resolution than Huawei P40.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 422 ppi 391 ppi Huawei P40 has better pixel density than Honor 50 Lite.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Touch Sampling Rate - 180 Hz
Display Features - True Tone display, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Honor Full View Display, Dark mode, True Colour, eBook Mode
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 Honor 50 Lite
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
Processor Number - SDM662
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2 GHz Huawei P40 has higher clock speed than Honor 50 Lite.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P40 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 MC16 -
MEMORY Huawei P40 Honor 50 Lite
RAM 8 GB 6 GB Huawei P40 has more RAM than Honor 50 Lite.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P40 Honor 50 Lite
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 4
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Honor 50 Lite has better camera resolution than Huawei P40.
Sensor Size 1/1.28" 1/1.7" Honor 50 Lite has better camera sensor size than Huawei P40.
Sensor Name Huawei Ultra Vision sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.9 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size 2.44 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes - AI Ultra-clear mode
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, Leica Triple Camera, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studio, AI AWB Algorithm, AI motion algorithm, Gallery Edit, HUAWEI Golden Snap, AI Remove Reflection, AI Remove Passersby, AI Best Moment, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine Noise reduction
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better second camera resolution than Honor 50 Lite.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Huawei P40 has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P40.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) 2.5cm macro photography -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei P40 has higher resolution third camera than Honor 50 Lite.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom 3x -
Hybrid Zoom 5x -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) 30X Max Zoom 4cm macro photography
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better front camera resolution than Honor 50 Lite.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Huawei P40 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) IR camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P40 Honor 50 Lite
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3800 mAh 4300 mAh Honor 50 Lite has larger battery capacity than Huawei P40.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Honor SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 1.5 hour(s) -
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei P40 can be charged wirelessly.
Run Time Details - Continuous browsing: up to 16 hrs
Video call: up to 8 hrs
Gaming: up to 7 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P40 Honor 50 Lite
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Huawei P40 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 11
User Interface EMUI 10.1 Magic UI 4.2
Intelligent Assistant Celia -
Payment Technology Google Pay -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 Honor 50 Lite
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 FDD-LTE
2G Band 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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 850, 900
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 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28
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, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT
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/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.0 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P40 Honor 50 Lite
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
FEATURES Huawei P40 Honor 50 Lite
Phone Functions 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, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Ambient light sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime -
OTHERS Huawei P40 Honor 50 Lite
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones USB cable, pedestrian kit, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP53 TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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