Huawei Nova Plus vs. Huawei Mate 10 Lite

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Nova Plus and Huawei Mate 10 Lite. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Nova Plus vs. Huawei Mate 10 Lite Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova Plus Huawei Mate 10 Lite
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 156.2 mm Huawei Mate 10 Lite has greater height than Huawei Nova Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 75.2 mm Huawei Nova Plus has greater width than Huawei Mate 10 Lite.
Depth 7.3 mm 7.5 mm Huawei Nova Plus is narrower than Huawei Nova Plus.
Weight 160 g 164 g Huawei Nova Plus is lighter than Huawei Nova Plus.
Body Colour Mystic silver | Prestige gold | Titanium grey Graphite black
Body Material Aluminium-magnesium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Nova Plus Huawei Mate 10 Lite
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.9" Huawei Mate 10 Lite has larger screen size than Huawei Nova Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 10 Lite has better screen resolution than Huawei Nova Plus.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 401 ppi 407 ppi Huawei Mate 10 Lite has better pixel density than Huawei Nova Plus.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass FullView Display
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova Plus Huawei Mate 10 Lite
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Hisilicon Kirin 659
Clock Speed - 2.36 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Nova Plus has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei Nova Plus Huawei Mate 10 Lite
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Huawei Mate 10 Lite has more RAM than Huawei Nova Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Huawei Mate 10 Lite has more internal memory than Huawei Nova Plus.
User Memory 22 GB 48 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Huawei Nova Plus Huawei Mate 10 Lite
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Nova Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes Beauty mode, low-light shots Panorama, Time-lapse mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions - 4608 x 3456
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei Mate 10 Lite has better front camera resolution than Huawei Nova Plus.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) Beauty Make-up 2.0, Beauty Skin 3.0 -
Light Source (Front) - LED light
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4208 x 3120
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 2 Megapixel
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova Plus Huawei Mate 10 Lite
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3340 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 2.5 hour(s)
Standby Time - 550 hours
Talk Time - 1200 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 550 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Nova Plus Huawei Mate 10 Lite
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova Plus Huawei Mate 10 Lite
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova Plus Huawei Mate 10 Lite
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID WAV, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, apt-X, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM MKV, MOV, MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Huawei Nova Plus Huawei Mate 10 Lite
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones Noise reduction microphone
OTHERS Huawei Nova Plus Huawei Mate 10 Lite
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool Headset, protective cover, USB cable, power adapter
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