Samsung Galaxy A40 vs. Huawei P40 lite 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy A40 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

Samsung Galaxy A40 vs. Huawei P40 lite 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P40 lite 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-A405FN/DS CDY-N29A
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 144.4 mm 162.31 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G has greater height than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Width 69.2 mm 75 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G has greater width than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.58 mm Samsung Galaxy A40 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Weight 140 g 189 g Samsung Galaxy A40 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Body Colour Blue | Coral | White | Black Space Silver
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.34 W/kg (body), 0.49 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
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 Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P40 lite 5G
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Super AMOLED LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.9" 6.5" Huawei P40 lite 5G has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 lite 5G has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 439 ppi 405 ppi Samsung Galaxy A40 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 Enhancement Technology Blue light filter -
Display Features Always-on display, Infinity Display, Edge-to-Edge screen Punch FullView display
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P40 lite 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos Hisilicon Kirin 820
Processor Number 7904 -
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.36 GHz Huawei P40 lite 5G has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali-G57
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P40 lite 5G
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Huawei P40 lite 5G has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 lite 5G has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy A40.
User Memory 49.4 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P40 lite 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 4
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Huawei P40 lite 5G has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Sensor Size - 1/1.7"
Sensor Type - CMOS
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy A40 has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, AR Emoji, Flowers, Animals, Landscapes, Trees, Sky, Mountains, Beaches, Street scenes, Waterfalls, Snow, Birds, Text, Food, Indoor, Night view, Sunsets, Portaits, Green, Sunrises, Shore -
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) AR sticker, Scene Optimiser, 20 different scenes, Smart professional framing, fault detection Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P40 lite 5G has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy A40 has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 123 degree(s) -
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) 25 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A40 has better front camera resolution than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) Portrait mode, AR Emoji, Motion Photos Super night selfie mode
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Camera Features (Front) Floating camera button -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P40 lite 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3100 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei P40 lite 5G has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Fast Charging Technology Samsung Fast Charging - Samsung Galaxy A40 has fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 480 hours
Talk Time 1080 minutes 1140 minutes Huawei P40 lite 5G has longer battery life when making calls than Samsung Galaxy A40.
Run Time Details Active online usage (3G): up to 9 hrs
Active online usage (4G): up to 11 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 11 hrs
Playback (video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 62 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1080 min
Talk (3G): up to 1140 min
Standby: up to 480 hrs
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy A40 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 9.0 Pie Android 10
User Interface Samsung One UI EMUI 10.1.1
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P40 lite 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 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 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 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, ANT+ IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy A40 Huawei P40 lite 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology -
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy A40 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, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Alarm Clock, Fast Charging Neural Network Processing Unit, HUAWEI AppGallery
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy A40 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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