Huawei P40 Lite

the optics are concerned, the Huawei P40 Lite has a 48 MP primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture; a second 8 MP camera; a third 2 MP camera sensor and a fourth 2 MP camera sensor. The rear camera setup features autofocus. It has a 24 MP front camera sensor for clicking selfies and video calling. The smartphone runs EMUI 10 based on Android 10.  The P40 Lite is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone. Connectivity options included on the Huawei P40 Lite are Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth v5.00, USB Type-C, 3G, and 4G. The Huawei P40 Lite dimensions are 159.20 x 76.30 x 8.70mm and weighs 183.00 grams. It has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, and compass sensors. The phone is available in Black, Emerald Green, and Light Pink/Blue colours.

Huawei is also gearing up to launch the Huawei P40 Pro smartphone which has a 6.70-inch touchscreen display and runs EMUI based on Android 10. The phone comes with a fingerprint sensor for added security.

Design

The Huawei P40 Lite has a 6.4-inch display with 2310 x 1080 pixels resolution. The phone has a circular punch-hole display that houses its front-facing 16 MP camera with f/2.0 aperture. It is available in Black, Emerald Green, and Light Pink/Blue colours. The phone has a 6.4-inch full-HD+ display with 1080 x 2310 pixels resolution with a hole-punch at the top-left corner. The Huawei P40 Lite dimensions are 159.20 x 76.30 x 8.70mm and weighs 183.00 grams.

Camera

As far as the optics are concerned, the Huawei P40 Lite has a 48 MP primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture; a second 8 MP camera; a third 2 MP camera sensor and a fourth 2 MP camera sensor. The rear camera setup features autofocus. It has a 24 MP front camera housed in the punch hole at the top left corner for clicking selfies and making video calls. The quad rear camera setup features LED flash, HDR, and panorama.

Performance

The smartphone runs on the company’s proprietary EMUI 10 based on Android 10. The Huawei P40 Lite has a 7nm Kirin 810 processor with 2 x Cortex-A76 2.27 GHz + 6 x Cortex-A55 1.88 GHz cores. The new Huawei device features HMS, Huawei Mobile Services. Users will have access to the Huawei AppGallery rather than the GMS-centric Google Play app and media store. The phone will not be able to run any Google-made Android apps.  

Storage and Battery

The phone has 6 GB of RAM + 128 GB of ROM which is expandable via a microSD card slot up to 256 GB. The phone has a non-removable Li-Po 4200 mAh battery. It comes with support for fast battery charging at 40 W. The company says that the phone easily charge the phone to 50 percent in just 30 mins. It can easily last a day. 

Configuration

The Huawei P40 Lite runs EMUI 10 based on Android 10 and packs 128 GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card. The Huawei P40 Lite is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Huawei P40 Lite runs Android 10 based company’s proprietary OS.

Connectivity

Connectivity options on the Huawei P40 Lite include Wi-Fi, GPS, USB Type-C, 3G, Bluetooth v5.00, and 4G. The Huawei P40 Lite is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. It has 4G connectivity in both the sim cards. It has USB on the go. 

Platform

The phone runs on Kirin 810 is a 64-bit octa-core mid-range performance mobile ARM SoC introduced by HiSilicon in mid-2019. The chip is made on TSMC's 7 nm process and features two Cortex-A76 big cores along with six Cortex-A55 little cores. The company says that the phone provides higher efficiency than its predecessor. 

Technology

Kirin 810 is the first AI SoC built on Huawei's in-house Da Vinci architecture. The company says that Kirin 810 offers higher performance, AI energy efficiency, improved photography, and communications. The company says that compared with the 8 nm SoCs, the chip made with 7 nm process technology which improves energy efficiency by 20% and transistor density by 50%.

Multimedia

The phone has a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a loudspeaker. The phone allows video playback, video out, FM Radio, and a hands-free feature. It has USB 2.0, USB On-The-Go, and Type-C 1.0 reversible connector. The phone supports NFC which allows easy transfer of files. The phone features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for authentication.

Sensors

Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, and proximity sensor. It has a fingerprint sensor. The Huawei P40 Lite supports face unlock for added security.

The Huawei P40 Lite is priced at approx. Rs. 23,378 for the 6 GB RAM + 128 GB internal memory variant. The phone comes in Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, and Crush Green colour options, the device is now up for pre-order. The global availability and price in India have not been revealed yet.