Phone Comparison - Huawei P9 vs Huawei nova 3i vs Huawei P30 lite New Edition

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced April 2016 July 2018 January 2020
Status Available - April 2016 Available - August 2018 Available - January 2020
Price Rs. 39,999 ($588.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 20,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Black, Pearl White, Iris Purple Peacock Blue, Midnight Black, Pearl White, Breathing Crystal
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm
(5.71 x 2.79 x 0.28 in)
157.6 x 75.2 x 7.6 mm
(6.2 x 2.96 x 0.3 in)
152.9 x 72.7 x 7.4 mm
(6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 152.9 g (5.36.0.32 oz)
SIM Type - Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - EMUI 9 EMUI 9.1
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 955 Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
GPU Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G51 MP4
RAM 3/4 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 6.3 inches 6.15 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2312 pixels (415 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.38% 82.24% 84.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 16 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 27 mm, 1.25 µm Pixel Size, Leica Optics, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR 16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5.0", 1.75µm, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0
2 MP, depth sensor, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - 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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3340 mAh 3340 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -