Huawei P20 Lite vs Huawei nova 8 SE 4G Specs Comparison

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Huawei P20 Lite Huawei nova 8 SE 4G
Released · Mar 19, 2018
Released · November 2021
5.8-inch · 2280x1080px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB
3000 mAh
3800 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
6.36 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
161.5 x 74.8 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.11 oz / 145.0 g 6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue Black, Blue, Aurora, Silver

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.55% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.56% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 432 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) Kirin 710A (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x2.0GHz Cortex-A73
4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 8GBROM: 128 MB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) HarmonyOS 2

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3800 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1 μm
64 MP
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
16 MP
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.1
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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
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, 8, 18, 19, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
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
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

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