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Huawei P9 vs Huawei P20 Lite Specs Comparison

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

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 06, 2016 Mar 19, 2018

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
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 		16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
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 		2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p 		16 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 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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