The new Huawei P40 Lite 5G device has a 4 camera setup with a main lens of 64 MP, Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 820 5G processor chipset and a battery of 4000 mAh. On other side, the nubia Play 5G also has interesting features. The comparison for both models with new specs are detailed next.

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Processor and Operating System
The Huawei P40 Lite 5G runs on Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 820 5G chipset and the processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 1 core of 2.36 GHz Corte core of -A56, 3 cores of 2.22 GHz Corte cores of -A56 and 4 cores of 1.84 GHz Corte cores of -A55. It has a maximum CPU frequency of 2860 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture and NPU Unit. Running on EMUI 10.0.1 operating system.
The Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 820 5G is a less powerful chipset processor than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G.
Meanwhile, the nubia Play 5G has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G, the second processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 1 core of 2.4 GHz Kryo 475, 1 core of 2.2 GHz Kryo 475 and 6 cores of 1.8 GHz Kryo 475. It has a maximum CPU frequency of 2400 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture. And it’s running on EMUI 10.0.1 OS system.
Graphics Processor (GPU)
The Huawei P40 Lite 5G is carrying a ARM Mali-G57 MP6,6 cores gpu in the interior and the nubia Play 5G has the Qualcomm Adreno 620 graphics processor.
Battery
The Huawei P40 Lite 5G battery capacity is 4000 mAh which is a 27.5% (percent) less powerful than the 5100 mAh offered by the nubia Play 5G. Some features include Fast charging and Non-removable.
The nubia Play 5G battery include Fast charging, Non-removable and 30W fast charging.
Screen
The device is using a OLED display with 1080 x 2400 pixels and a screen size of 6.5 in (inches).
Meanwhile the nubia Play 5G is featuring a AMOLED display with 1080 x 2340 pixels and a screen size of 6.65 in (inches).
As we can see here, the Huawei P40 Lite 5G is a 2.3% smaller than nubia Play 5G screen.
The main display features of both phones are detailed next:
Huawei P40 Lite 5G | nubia Play 5G |
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2.5D curved glass screen | 144 Hz refresh rate |
96% NTSC | Capacitive |
Capacitive | Multi-touch |
HDR10 | Scratch resistant |
LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon) | |
Multi-touch | |
TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certifications |
RAM Memory and storage
On the memory hardware side, the Huawei P40 Lite 5G is carrying a ram memory of 6 GB (gigabytes) with some features like 2133 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR4X and Double channel.
The nubia Play 5G is coming with a 6 GB (gigabytes) or 8 GB (gigabytes) and it has some features like 2133 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR4X and Double channel.
In the basic edition, both phones have the same ram capacity of 6 gigabytes.
The maximum ram capacity offered by the Huawei P40 Lite 5G is 6 gigabytes ,which is a 33.33% smaller than the nubia Play 5G with 8 gigabytes
How much built-in storage space you can get for apps and saving photos, files and video? The Huawei P40 Lite 5G comes with or 128 GB (gigabytes). In the basic edition, both phones have the same storage capacity of 128 gigabytes.
The maximum storage capacity offered by the Huawei P40 Lite 5G is 128 gigabytes ,which is a 100% less than the nubia Play 5G with 256 gigabytes
nubia Play 5G gets you or 128 GB (gigabytes) or 256 GB (gigabytes) of internal storage.
Rear Camera
The Huawei P40 Lite 5G rear camera setup is composed by 4 lenses of 64/8/2/2 MP , the flash type is LED , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.8 f/2.4 f/2.4 f/2.4 respectively.

Meanwhile the nubia Play 5G rear camera comes with 4 lenses of 48/8/2/2 MP , the flash type is Dual LED , a focal length (35 mm) of 13 mm (#2) , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.8 f/2.2 f/2.4 f/2.4 respectively.

Huawei P40 Lite 5G | nubia Play 5G |
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10x digital zoom | Aperture size – f/2.2 (#2) |
6-element lens (#2) | Aperture size – f/2.4 (#3) |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#2) | Aperture size – f/2.4 (#4) |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#3) | Autofocus |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#4) | Continuous shooting |
Autofocus | Digital image stabilization |
Continuous shooting | Digital zoom |
Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF) | Exposure compensation |
Digital image stabilization | Face detection |
Digital zoom | Focal length (35 mm equivalent) – 13 mm (#2) |
Exposure compensation | Fourth rear camera – 2 MP (depth-sensing) |
Face detection | Geotagging |
Fourth rear camera – 2 MP (macro) | HDR |
Geotagging | ISO settings |
HDR | Macro mode |
ISO settings | Panorama |
Macro mode | Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) |
Panorama | Pixel size – 1.12 μm (#2) |
Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) | Scene mode |
Scene mode | Secondary rear camera – 8 MP (ultra-wide-angle) |
Secondary rear camera – 8 MP (ultra-wide-angle) | Self-timer |
Self-timer | Sensor size – 1/4.0″ (#2) |
Third rear camera – 2 MP (depth-sensing) | Third rear camera – 2 MP (macro) |
Touch focus | Touch focus |
White balance settings | White balance settings |
Front Camera – Selfie
The Huawei P40 Lite 5G comes with a 16 MP in the front.
The nubia Play 5G has a 12 MP as a main front-camera.
Some other front camera features are detailed next:
Huawei P40 Lite 5G | nubia Play 5G |
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16 MP | 12 MP |
Aperture:f/2.0 | Aperture:f/2.0 |
Sensor type:CMOS BSI (backside illumination) | Face detection |
Face unlock | |
HDR |
Data network and speed connectivity/bandwidth
The mobile networks technologies improve the communication between devices, connectivity speed and files download/upload bandwidth depending of the place.
Huawei P40 Lite 5G | nubia Play 5G |
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5G NSA | 5G NSA |
5G SA | 5G SA |
Built-in 5G modem | Built-in 5G modem |
EDGE | EDGE |
EV-DO Rev. A(1.8/3.1 Mbit/s) | EV-DO Rev. A(1.8/3.1 Mbit/s) |
GPRS | GPRS |
HSPA+ | HSPA+ |
LTE Cat 21 | LTE Cat 18(221.0/1.2 Gbit/s) |
UMTS(384 kbit/s) | TD- |
TD-SCDMA | |
UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
Price
The Huawei P40 Lite 5G price is $432 and the nubia Play 5G price tag is $350