Apple iPhone 8 vs. Huawei P30 lite

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Apple iPhone 8 and Huawei P30 lite. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone 8 vs. Huawei P30 lite Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 8 Huawei P30 lite
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1905 Marie-L21A
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 138.4 mm 152.9 mm Huawei P30 lite has greater height than Apple iPhone 8.
Width 67.3 mm 72.7 mm Huawei P30 lite has greater width than Apple iPhone 8.
Depth 7.3 mm 7.4 mm Apple iPhone 8 is narrower than Apple iPhone 8.
Weight 148 g 159 g Apple iPhone 8 is lighter than Apple iPhone 8.
Body Colour Matte red | Gold | Silver | Space grey | Red Breathing crystal | Midnight black | Peacock blue | Pearl white
Body Material Glass, oleophobic coating, aerospace-grade 7000 Series aluminium Curved 3D glass
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Apple iPhone 8 is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP67 -
Repairability Index 6.5 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.17 W/kg (body) 2.34 W/kg (limb), 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.7 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Lightning USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Apple iPhone 8 Huawei P30 lite
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Retina HD display with IPS technology LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 4.7" 6.15" Huawei P30 lite has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1334 x 750 pixels 2312 x 1080 pixels Huawei P30 lite has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 8.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 326 ppi 415 ppi Huawei P30 lite has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 8.
Aspect Ratio - 19.3:9
Max Brightness 625 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1400:1 -
HDR Yes - Apple iPhone 8 has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 -
Display Enhancement Technology Dolby Vision -
Display Features Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), True Tone display Dewdrop display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating -
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 8 Huawei P30 lite
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A11 Bionic - with M11 motion Hisilicon Kirin 710
Clock Speed - 2.2 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali-G51
MEMORY Apple iPhone 8 Huawei P30 lite
RAM - 4 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Huawei P30 lite has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 8.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Apple iPhone 8 Huawei P30 lite
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Huawei P30 lite has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 8.
Sensor Type BSI BSI
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Apple iPhone 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 5x -
Special Effects - HDR, Stickers
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, tap to focus, Live Photos, Live Photos with stabilisation Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Ultra Snapshot, Light Painting mode, Snow, Text, Food, Dog, Cat, Waterfall, Portrait, Night, Auto, Group photo, Autumn leaves, Blue sky, Sunrise/ Sunset, Beach, Panda, Bike, Overcast, Plant, Ancient Building, Stage performance, 3D Panorama, Documents, Capture smiles, Flower, Fireworks
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection - Apple iPhone 8 has face detection.
Light Source True Tone quad LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 5632 x 4224
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), AI scene recognition, Smart Camera Assistant
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Bokeh lens
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 7 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Huawei P30 lite has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 8.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI BSI
Lens Type (Front) - Bokeh lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Huawei P30 lite has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 8.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - Stickers
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode, Live Photos Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, Snow, Portrait, Night, Blue sky, Beach, Plant, Stage performance, Capture smiles, Room, Mirror reflection, Audio control, AR lens, Flower
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection - Apple iPhone 8 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash Display flash
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control, Auto image stabilisation Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 8 Huawei P30 lite
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 3340 mAh
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 105 min
Wireless Charging Yes - Apple iPhone 8 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi -
Standby Time - 293 hours
Talk Time 840 minutes 1260 minutes Huawei P30 lite has longer battery life when making calls than Apple iPhone 8.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 840 min
Active online usage: up to 12 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 40 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 293 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 8 Huawei P30 lite
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System iOS 11 Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - EMUI 9.0.1
Intelligent Assistant Siri -
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 8 Huawei P30 lite
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1900 GSM, 2100 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Apple iPhone 8 Huawei P30 lite
Supported Digital Audio Standards Audible, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AC-3, AAC-LC, LPCM, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC, EAC3, HE-AAC v2 AAC, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, apt-X, MP4, AMR-NB, apt-X HD, HWA, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards M-JPEG, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4 Part 2 MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, H.265, MP4
FEATURES Apple iPhone 8 Huawei P30 lite
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, QuickType keyboard, Handoff, HomeKit, Apple TV support (2nd or later), Fast Charging, AirPlay 2 wireless streaming, Neural Engine HiVision AI Translation, GPU Turbo 2.0 technology, HUAWEI AI-powered HiVision technology
OTHERS Apple iPhone 8 Huawei P30 lite
Included Accessories Power adapter, Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB cable Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, TPU case
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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