Huawei P40 vs LG G5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  P40:

  OLED

  G5:

  LCD

• Weight

  G5: 16 g lighter

  P40:

  175 g

  G5:

  159 g

• Width

  P40: 2.8 mm narrower

  P40:

  71.1 mm

  G5:

  73.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  G5: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  P40:

  6.1 in

  G5:

  5.3 in

• Chipset

  P40:

  HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)

  G5:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  P40:

  Triple

  G5:

  Dual

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. P40

   Height:

   148.9 mm

   Width:

   71.1 mm

   Depth:

   8.5 mm +0.8 mm versus G5

2. 2. G5

   Height:

   149.4 mm

   Width:

   73.9 mm +2.8 mm versus P40

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. P40

   Screen diagonal:

   6.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   91.3 cm²

2. 2. G5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   77.4 cm²

P40 has approximately 18% more rectangular screen area than G5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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