Huawei P40 Lite vs Huawei Nova 9 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P40 Lite Huawei Nova 9
Released · Mar 02, 2020
Released · October 2021
6.4-inch
6.6-inch
Quad camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4200 mAh
4300 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2020 Oct 21, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€499

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches
159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm
6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.46 oz (183.0 g) 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Crush green, Sakura pink Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.55% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 89.89% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2310x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 398 PPI 2340x1080px, 19:5 ratio, 392 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2270 MHz
Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo670
GPU
Mali-G52 MP6 Adreno 642L
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 8GB/128GB (UFS)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10) Android (11)

Battery

Type
4200 mAh, Li - Polymer 4300 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Fast charging
Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W Wired: 66.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 17 mm
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, EIS
Front
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
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, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
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