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Huawei P20 Lite vs Huawei P9 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P20 Lite
7.5
Huawei P9
Huawei P20 Lite Huawei P9
Released · Mar 19, 2018
Released · Apr 16, 2016
5.8-inch · 2280x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2018 Apr 06, 2016

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches
148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm 		5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches
145 x 70.9 x 6.95 mm
Weight
5.11 oz (145.0 g) 5.08 oz (144.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.55% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 72.53% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 432 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 955
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1 μm 		12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4 		12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP
Video capture: 1080p 		8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share DLNA
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 03, 2016
FCC ID value: QISEVA-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.49 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Storage expansion microSDXC, microSDHC, microSD up to 256 GB
Dual SIM Yes
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