Huawei P40 lite 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 19, 2020	Oct 07, 2024	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	4GB/128GB - $230 | €249	6GB/128GB - $399

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches 162.31 x 75 x 8.58 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)	6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 inches (~0.34 inches with camera bump) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g	6.88 oz / 195.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Space silver, Crush green, Midnight black	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green	Lavender, Black, White, Lime

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.87% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
		Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	736 (Poor)	1748 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 820 (7 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G57 MP6	Mali-G68 MP2	Adreno 710
Memory
6GB/128GB (UFS 2.1)	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (14)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	965	1019
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1875	2915
3D Mark High
Untested	367	914
3D Mark Low
Untested	360	909

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Reverse wired charging	Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W	Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	13 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3	5.4
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA	n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

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