The new Huawei P40 Lite 5G handset 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 Xiaomi Mi 10 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 865.
Meanwhile, the Xiaomi Mi 10 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, the second processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 1 core of 2.84 GHz Kryo 585, 3 cores of 2.42 GHz Kryo 585 and 4 cores of 1.8 GHz Kryo 585. It has a maximum CPU frequency of 2840 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture,5th Gen AI Engine,Game Turbo 3.0,3000 sq.mm VC liquid cooling,9 temperature sensors built-in and AI temperature Control. 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 Xiaomi Mi 10 has the Qualcomm Adreno 650,587 MHz (megahertz) graphics processor.
Battery
The Huawei P40 Lite 5G battery capacity is 4000 mAh which is a 19.5% (percent) less powerful than the 4780 mAh offered by the Xiaomi Mi 10. Some features include Fast charging and Non-removable.
The Xiaomi Mi 10 battery include Wireless charging, Fast charging, Non-removable, Qi/PMA wireless charging – 30 W, Wireless reverse charging – 10 W, USB Power Delivery 3.0 and Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+.
Screen
The device is using a OLED display with 1080 x 2400 pixels and a screen size of 6.5 in (inches).
Meanwhile the Xiaomi Mi 10 is featuring a AMOLED display with 1080 x 2340 pixels and a screen size of 6.67 in (inches).
As we can see here, the Huawei P40 Lite 5G is a 2.6% smaller than Xiaomi Mi 10 screen.
The main display features of both phones are detailed next:
Huawei P40 Lite 5G | Xiaomi Mi 10 |
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2.5D curved glass screen | 100% DCI-P3 |
96% NTSC | 180Hz touch sampling rate |
Capacitive | 3D curved glass screen |
HDR10 | 500 cd/m² |
LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon) | 5M:1 dynamic contrast ratio |
Multi-touch | 90Hz refresh rate |
TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certifications | Capacitive |
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
Maximum brightness – 800 cd/m² | |
Multi-touch | |
Peak brightness – 1120 cd/m² | |
Scratch resistant |
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 Xiaomi Mi 10 is coming with a 8 GB (gigabytes) or 12 GB (gigabytes) and it has some features like 2750 MHz (megahertz) and LPDDR5.
In the basic edition, the Huawei P40 Lite 5G gives a 33.3% more ram memory capacity than Xiaomi Mi 10.
The maximum ram capacity offered by the Huawei P40 Lite 5G is 6 gigabytes ,which is a 100% smaller than the Xiaomi Mi 10 with 12 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 Xiaomi Mi 10 with 256 gigabytes
Xiaomi Mi 10 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 Xiaomi Mi 10 rear camera comes with 4 lenses of 108/13/2/2 MP , the flash type is Dual LED , carrying sensor like ISOCELL Bright HMX , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.7 f/2.4 f/2.4 f/2.4 respectively.

Huawei P40 Lite 5G | Xiaomi Mi 10 |
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10x digital zoom | 1080p @ 240 fps |
6-element lens (#2) | 2160p @ 60 fps |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#2) | 720p @ 960 fps |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#3) | Angle of view – 123° (#2) |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#4) | Aperture size – f/2.4 (#2) |
Autofocus | Aperture size – f/2.4 (#3) |
Continuous shooting | Aperture size – f/2.4 (#4) |
Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF) | Autofocus |
Digital image stabilization | Continuous shooting |
Digital zoom | Digital image stabilization |
Exposure compensation | Digital zoom |
Face detection | Exposure compensation |
Fourth rear camera – 2 MP (macro) | Face detection |
Geotagging | Fourth rear camera – 2 MP (depth-sensing) |
HDR | Geotagging |
ISO settings | HDR |
Macro mode | HDR10+ video recording |
Panorama | ISO settings |
Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) | Macro mode |
Scene mode | Optical image stabilization |
Secondary rear camera – 8 MP (ultra-wide-angle) | Optical zoom |
Self-timer | Panorama |
Third rear camera – 2 MP (depth-sensing) | Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) |
Touch focus | Pixel size – 1.75 μm (#3) |
White balance settings | Pixel size – 1.75 μm (#4) |
Scene mode | |
Secondary rear camera – 13 MP (ultra-wide angle) | |
Self-timer | |
Sensor type – ISOCELL Bright | |
Super Phase detection | |
Tetracell pixel size – 1.6 μm (4-in-1 pixel binning) | |
Third rear camera – 2 MP (macro) | |
Touch focus | |
White balance settings |
Front Camera – Selfie
The Huawei P40 Lite 5G comes with a 16 MP in the front.
The Xiaomi Mi 10 has a 20 MP as a main front-camera.
Some other front camera features are detailed next:
Huawei P40 Lite 5G | Xiaomi Mi 10 |
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16 MP | 20 MP |
Aperture:f/2.0 | Angle of view – 117° |
Sensor type:CMOS BSI (backside illumination) | Aperture:f/2.2 |
Sensor type:CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) |
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 | Xiaomi Mi 10 |
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5G NSA | 5G NSA |
5G SA | 5G SA |
Built-in 5G modem | EDGE |
EDGE | GPRS |
EV-DO Rev. A(1.8/3.1 Mbit/s) | HO R&D |
GPRS | HPUE |
HSPA+ | HSPA+(5.76/ 42 Mbit/s) |
LTE Cat 21 | LTE Cat 20 |
UMTS(384 kbit/s) | Snapdragon X55 modem |
UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
Price
The Huawei P40 Lite 5G price is $432 and the Xiaomi Mi 10 price tag is $570