Huawei P9 Plus vs Huawei P20 Lite (2019) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches 152.3 x 75.3 x 6.98 mm	6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches 159.1 x 75.9 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.71 oz (162.0 g)	6.28 oz (178.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, White	Crush blue, Charming red, Midnight black

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2310x1080px, 19.25 ratio, 398 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
72.78 %	83.96 %
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955	HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-G51 MP4
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB
Internal storage
64GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (9.0 Pie), Huawei Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
3400 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad 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: F1.8
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	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	16 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 22, 2016 FCC ID value: QISVIE-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.40 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 06, 2016	Jun 20, 2019

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Apr 27, 2016 FCC ID value: QISVIE-L29
Measured SAR	Head: 1.37 W/kg Body: 0.68 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

Links

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