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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) is slightly better than the Huawei nova 2, with a global score of 76.5 against 74.2. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat, giving you a lot of extra features and improved performance. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) construction is much newer, but somewhat heavier and thicker than Huawei nova 2.
Huawei nova 2 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better pixel count in each inch of screen. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 256 GB.
Huawei nova 2 features a little better processing power than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). Both have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM amount. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) captures slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a back facing camera with way more mega pixels.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with superior battery life than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 36% more battery size.
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