Phone Comparison - Huawei P20 Lite vs Huawei P50 vs Huawei nova 9

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced Expected Announcement - March 2018 2021, July 29 September 2021
Status Rumored Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, September Coming Soon - September 2021
Colors Black, Blue Black, Gold, White Black, Blue, Green, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm
(5.85 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
156.7 x 74 x 8.3 mm
(6.17 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) HarmonyOS 2.0 HarmonyOS 2.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) GPU, Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 4G (5 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 660 Adreno 642L
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ OLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 1B Colors
Size 5.84 inches 6.3 inches 6.57 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 80.46% 84.05% 89.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 16 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 13 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
13 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide)
Leica optics, panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.4, (wide)
Panorama, HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W
Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Capacity 3000 mAh 4100 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -