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Huawei P40 lite

Huawei P40 lite
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  • Released 2020, March 02
    183g, 8.7mm thickness
    Android 10, EMUI 10, no Google Play Services
    128GB storage, Nano Memory
  • 1.1% 3,785,840 hits
  • 181 Become a fan
  • 6.4"
    1080x2310 pixels
  • 48MP
    1080p
  • 6/8GB RAM
    Kirin 810
  • 4200mAh
    40W
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Also available with 5G
Versions: JNY-L21A, JNY-L01A, JNY-L21B, JNY-L22A, JNY-L02A, JNY-L22B

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - JNY-L21A, JNY-L01A, JNY-L21B
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - JNY-L22A, JNY-L02A, JNY-L22B
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat13 400/75 Mbps
Launch Announced 2020, February 27
Status Available. Released 2020, March 02
Body Dimensions 159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm (6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display Type IPS LCD
Size 6.4 inches, 101.4 cm2 (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2310 pixels (~398 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 10, EMUI 10, no Google Play Services
Chipset Kirin 810 (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G52 MP6
Memory Card slot Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.1
Main Camera Quad 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent): JNY-L21A, JNY-L01A, JNY-L21B
Radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery Type Li-Po 4200 mAh, non-removable
Charging 40W wired, 70% in 30 min
Misc Colors Black, Emerald Green, Light Pink/Blue, Skyline Gray
Models JNY-L21A, JNY-L01A, JNY-L21B, JNY-L22A, JNY-L02A, JNY-L22B, JNY-LX1
Price About 170 EUR
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 325777 (v8)
GeekBench: 7846 (v4.4), 1862 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 18fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1085:1 contrast ratio, 515 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -27.0 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 121h

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Huawei P40 lite - user opinions and reviews

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  • 3bm
  • 29 Jun 2025

I've had this phone for nearly 5 years and it recently died. Personally, I had no issues regarding the battery overheating like how others have mentioned. Frame rate has stayed consistent, the phone was able to power and run heavy games, occasio...

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  • 22 Apr 2025

Since it was old it was trash at bettery and overheats very well, bjt it wohld have up siedes(sorry for typo) but yeah its really good for gaming and camera, 6/10

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  • LBY
  • 28 Feb 2025

I had it second hand, but it still performed very well for me, the battery and for games without problems, unfortunately, since it did not have protection, the screen broke

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