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 ZTE Axon 20 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 ZTE Axon 20 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 ZTE Axon 20 5G has the Qualcomm Adreno 620 graphics processor.
Battery
The Huawei P40 Lite 5G battery capacity is 4000 mAh which is a 5.5% (percent) less powerful than the 4220 mAh offered by the ZTE Axon 20 5G. Some features include Fast charging and Non-removable.
The ZTE Axon 20 5G battery include Fast charging, Non-removable 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 ZTE Axon 20 5G is featuring a OLED display with 1080 x 2460 pixels and a screen size of 6.92 in (inches).
As we can see here, the Huawei P40 Lite 5G is a 6.4% smaller than ZTE Axon 20 5G screen.
The main display features of both phones are detailed next:
Huawei P40 Lite 5G | ZTE Axon 20 5G |
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2.5D curved glass screen | 100% DCI-P3 |
96% NTSC | 10-bit color depth |
Capacitive | 240 Hz touch sampling rate |
HDR10 | 400 cd/m² |
LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon) | 90 Hz refresh rate |
Multi-touch | Capacitive |
TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certifications | Multi-touch |
On-cell | |
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 ZTE Axon 20 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 ZTE Axon 20 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 ZTE Axon 20 5G with 256 gigabytes
ZTE Axon 20 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 ZTE Axon 20 5G rear camera comes with 4 lenses of 64/8/2/2 MP , the flash type is LED , a focal length and 35 mm equivalent:25 mm , a pixel size of 0.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.8 f/2.2 f/0 f/2.4 respectively.

Huawei P40 Lite 5G | ZTE Axon 20 5G |
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10x digital zoom | 4 cm shooting distance (#4) |
6-element lens (#2) | Angle of view – 120° (#2) |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#2) | Aperture size – f/2.2 (#2) |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#3) | Aperture size – f/2.4 (#4) |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#4) | Aperture size – f/2.4 (#4) |
Autofocus | Autofocus |
Continuous shooting | Continuous shooting |
Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF) | Digital image stabilization |
Digital image stabilization | Digital zoom |
Digital zoom | Exposure compensation |
Exposure compensation | Face detection |
Face detection | Fourth rear camera – 2 MP (macro) |
Fourth rear camera – 2 MP (macro) | Geotagging |
Geotagging | HDR |
HDR | ISO settings |
ISO settings | Macro mode |
Macro mode | Panorama |
Panorama | Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) |
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 | Third rear camera – 2 MP (depth-sensing) |
Third rear camera – 2 MP (depth-sensing) | 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 ZTE Axon 20 5G has a 32 MP as a main front-camera.
Some other front camera features are detailed next:
Huawei P40 Lite 5G | ZTE Axon 20 5G |
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16 MP | 32 MP |
Aperture:f/2.0 | A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) |
Sensor type:CMOS BSI (backside illumination) | Aperture:f/2.0 |
LE (Low Energy) | |
Pixel size – 1.8 μm (4-in-1 pixel binning) | |
Under-display camera |
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 | ZTE Axon 20 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 |
UMTS(384 kbit/s) | TD- |
TD-SCDMA | |
UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
Price
The Huawei P40 Lite 5G price is $432 and the ZTE Axon 20 5G price tag is $350