Huawei P9 Plus vs Huawei P30 Lite Specs Comparison

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Huawei P9 Plus Huawei P30 Lite
Released · Apr 20, 2016
Released · Apr 05, 2019
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.2-inch · 2312x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
3400 mAh
3340 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 06, 2016 Mar 26, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches
152.3 x 75.3 x 6.98 mm
6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches
152.9 x 72.7 x 7.4 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g 5.61 oz / 159.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, White Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.78% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2312x1080px, 415 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Oleophobic coating, 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
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer 3340 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple 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
24 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor)
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)
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p
32 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, Glonass, BeiDou
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
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, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
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

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
With 6GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.
Memory 6GB/256GB (UFS 2.1)
Main camera 48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera 8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera 2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Weight 5.39 oz / 152.9 g
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