Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, having a 76.5 score against 75.5. Both devices in this comparison have Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat, so it provides you lots of additional features. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) is a incredibly newer device than the Huawei P9 Plus, but it is somewhat thicker and a little heavier.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a bit better processor than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Huawei P9 Plus features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel count per display inch.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features superior battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has an 18% larger battery capacity.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) and Huawei P9 Plus both feature really similar cameras, because although the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, it also counts with a lot higher 16 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a bigger camera aperture.
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