Sony XPERIA L1 vs. Huawei P40 lite 5G

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In depth comparison and review of Sony XPERIA L1 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

Sony XPERIA L1 vs. Huawei P40 lite 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA L1 Huawei P40 lite 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number G3311 CDY-N29A
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151 mm 162.31 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G has greater height than Sony XPERIA L1.
Width 74 mm 75 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G has greater width than Sony XPERIA L1.
Depth 8.7 mm 8.58 mm Huawei P40 lite 5G is narrower than Sony XPERIA L1.
Weight 180 g 189 g Sony XPERIA L1 is lighter than Sony XPERIA L1.
Body Colour Black | White | Pink Space Silver
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.01 W/kg (body), 0.69 W/kg (head) 2.66 W/kg (limb), 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
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 Sony XPERIA L1 Huawei P40 lite 5G
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology TFT LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.5" Huawei P40 lite 5G has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA L1.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 lite 5G has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA L1.
Display Format HD -
Pixel Density - 405 ppi
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 Features - Punch FullView display
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA L1 Huawei P40 lite 5G
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Hisilicon Kirin 820
Processor Number MT6737T -
Clock Speed 1.45 GHz 2.36 GHz Huawei P40 lite 5G has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA L1.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Huawei P40 lite 5G has higher processor core quantity than Sony XPERIA L1.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Sony XPERIA L1 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T720 MP2 Mali-G57
MEMORY Sony XPERIA L1 Huawei P40 lite 5G
RAM DDR3 SDRAM - 2 GB 6 GB Huawei P40 lite 5G has more RAM than Sony XPERIA L1.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 lite 5G has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA L1.
User Memory 9 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Sony XPERIA L1 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 Sony XPERIA L1.
Sensor Size - 1/1.7"
Sensor Type - CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Huawei P40 lite 5G has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA L1.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 3x -
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes Red-Eye Reduction -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile shutter - Sony XPERIA L1 has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Camera Features (Functions) Object tracking, Scene recognition, Touch Capture, Stereo Audio Recording, geotagging, Stereo Recording 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) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei P40 lite 5G has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA L1.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Huawei P40 lite 5G has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA L1.
Camera Modes (Front) - Super night selfie mode
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA L1 Huawei P40 lite 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2620 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei P40 lite 5G has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA L1.
Standby Time 687 hours 480 hours Sony XPERIA L1 has longer standby time than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
Talk Time 773 minutes 1140 minutes Huawei P40 lite 5G has longer battery life when making calls than Sony XPERIA L1.
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 773 min
Standby (GSM): up to 639 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 692 min
Standby (3G): up to 687 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 651 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 3781 min
Playback (video): up to 502 min
Talk (3G): up to 1140 min
Standby: up to 480 hrs
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA L1 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 7.0 Nougat Android 10
User Interface - EMUI 10.1.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA L1 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 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 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 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 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD 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 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, AVCTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, GATT, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC, EAP-PWD -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Sony XPERIA L1 Huawei P40 lite 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, LPCM, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, MPEG1 Layer3, apt-X, OTA, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, 3GPP WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, DivX, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, VP8, VP9, MPEG4-ASP, 3GPP 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Surround sound (VPT) -
FEATURES Sony XPERIA L1 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, digital compass, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Text-to-Speech (text recognition), xLOUD technology, intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Multi Window, Ultra STAMINA Mode, Smart backlight control, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, Smart cleaner, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, STAMINA Mode, Screen zooming, Dynamic normaliser Neural Network Processing Unit, HUAWEI AppGallery
OTHERS Sony XPERIA L1 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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