Huawei nova vs Huawei P8 lite (2017) Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova Huawei P8 lite (2017)
Released · Oct 15, 2016
Released · Feb 01, 2017
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 16GB
3020 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Jan 13, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
€399 €239

Design

Dimensions
5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 inches
141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm
5.80 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches
147.2 x 72.94 x 7.60 mm
Weight
5.15 oz / 146.0 g 5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver Black, Gold, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 69.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 HiSilicon Kirin 655
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Yes
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3020 mAh, Li - Polymer 3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (BSI sensor, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.1
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

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