Huawei P40 lite 5G vs Huawei P50

Side-by-side specs and price comparison for buyers in Algeria.

Phone 1

Phone 2

Huawei

Huawei P40 lite 5G

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1category wins

Huawei

Huawei P50

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4category wins

Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Huawei P50

Faster charging

Huawei P50

Higher-resolution camera

Huawei P40 lite 5G

Better display

Huawei P50

Lighter body

Huawei P50

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
Size (inches)	6.5	6.5
Panel Type	IPS LCD	OLED
Resolution Height	2400	2700
Resolution Width	1080	1224
Refresh Rate	—	90
PPI	405	458
Screen-to-body	83.8	88

Platform

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
CPU	Octa-core (1x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G57 (6-core)	Adreno 660
Chipset Name	Kirin 820 5G	Snapdragon 888 4G
Process (nm)	7	5
OS Name	Android	HarmonyOS
UI Skin	EMUI 10.1	—
OS Version	10	2.0

Benchmarks

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
Geekbench (Single-Core)	—	1,500
Geekbench (Multi-Core)	—	3,537
AnTuTu	—	1,135,878

Memory

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
Card Slot	Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)	Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
Variants	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS
Features	LED flash, Panorama, HDR	Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica optics, dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Count	4	3
Depth	2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)	—
Macro	2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)	—
periscope telephoto	—	12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm, (periscope telephoto)
ultrawide	8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, (ultrawide)	13 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, (ultrawide)
Wide	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm, (wide)	50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps
Features	HDR	Panorama, HDR
Count	1	1
Lens	16 MP, f/2, (wide)	13 MP, f/2.4, (wide)

Battery

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
Capacity (mAh)	4000	4100
Chemistry	Li-Po	Li-Po
Wired Charging (W)	40	66

Body

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	162.3	156.5
Thickness (mm)	8.6	7.9
Weight (g)	189	181
Width (mm)	75	73.8

Launch

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
Announced	2020, May 15	2021, July 29
Status	Available. Released 2020, May 28	Available. Released 2021, October 04

Network

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100	HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Bands	1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA	—
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE
Technology	GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, CDMA2000, LTE

Connectivity

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
Bluetooth	5.1	5.2
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS (L1 + L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I + B1c + B2a), GALILEO (E1 + E5a), QZSS (L1 + L5), NavIC (L5)
Radio	No	No
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	3.1
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 6

Sound

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
3.5mm Jack	Yes	No
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers

Features

Spec	Huawei P40 lite 5G	Huawei P50
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass