Huawei nova vs Huawei P20 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Mar 19, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
€399

Design

Dimensions
5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 inches 141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm	5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm
Weight
5.15 oz / 146.0 g	5.11 oz / 145.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 80.55% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 432 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3020 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	16 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	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
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
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
	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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2016 FCC ID value: QISCAN-LX1
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Storage expansion	microSDXC, microSDHC, microSD up to 256 GB
Dual SIM	Yes

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