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

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Huawei P9 Plus Huawei P20 Lite (2019)
Released · Apr 20, 2016
Released · July 2019
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.4-inch · 2310x1080px
Dual camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
3400 mAh
4000 mAh

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
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