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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has an overall score of 76.5, which is a bit better than the Huawei P9's 72.9 score. Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s construction is noticeably newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than Huawei P9. Huawei P9 has just a bit better display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel quantity per inch in the screen.
Huawei P9 counts with a bit better processor than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Huawei P9, and although they both have an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has more internal memory capacity.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a camera that is very similar to Huawei P9's camera, because although the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has lower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low-light images and a lot higher 16 MP resolution back facing camera.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with improved battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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