Huawei P20 Lite vs Huawei nova Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2018	Sep 01, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
	€399

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm	5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 inches 141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm
Weight
5.11 oz / 145.0 g	5.15 oz / 146.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.55% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 432 PPI	1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3020 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n
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	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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
	38
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2016 FCC ID value: QISCAN-LX1
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

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

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