Huawei P20 Lite vs Huawei nova 5T Specs Comparison

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Huawei P20 Lite Huawei nova 5T
Released · Mar 19, 2018
Released · September 2019
5.8-inch · 2280x1080px
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3750 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches
148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm
6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 mm
Weight
5.11 oz / 145.0 g 6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: 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 Midsummer purple, Black, Crush blue

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.55% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 84.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 432 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 412 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 27 mm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
16 MP
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
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, USB 2.0
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, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
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, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 3, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

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