Phone Comparison - Huawei P20 Lite vs Honor 50 vs Huawei nova 9

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Honor Huawei
Announced Expected Announcement - March 2018 2021, June 16 September 2021
Status Rumored Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, June 25 Coming Soon - September 2021
Colors Black, Blue Frost Crystal, Amber Red, Emerald Green, Midnight Black 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)
160 x 73.8 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - 1, 5, 8, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA -
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) Android 11, Google Play Services (market/region dependent) HarmonyOS 2.0
User Interface - Magic UI 4.2 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime & 3x2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver), Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 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 642L 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) Unspecified No

display Display

Type LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR10+
120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 1B Colors
Size 5.84 inches 6.57 inches 6.57 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 80.46% 89.86% 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 yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 16 MP + 2 MP 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
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@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
1080p@30fps [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 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS 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 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) Unspecified 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 70% in 20 min (advertised)
Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Capacity 3000 mAh 4300 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -