Huawei Nova Plus vs. Huawei P20 lite

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Nova Plus and Huawei P20 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

Huawei Nova Plus vs. Huawei P20 lite Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P20 lite
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 148.6 mm Huawei Nova Plus has greater height than Huawei P20 lite.
Width 75.7 mm 71.2 mm Huawei Nova Plus has greater width than Huawei P20 lite.
Depth 7.3 mm 7.45 mm Huawei Nova Plus is narrower than Huawei Nova Plus.
Weight 160 g 145 g Huawei P20 lite is lighter than Huawei Nova Plus.
Body Colour Mystic silver | Prestige gold | Titanium grey Midnight black
Body Material Aluminium-magnesium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.2 W/kg
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P20 lite
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.84" Huawei P20 lite has larger screen size than Huawei Nova Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2280 x 1080 pixels Huawei P20 lite has better screen resolution than Huawei Nova Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
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 P20 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 Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P20 lite
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Huawei P20 lite has more RAM than Huawei Nova Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Huawei P20 lite has more internal memory than Huawei Nova Plus.
User Memory 22 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P20 lite
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Aperture - F/2.2
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Nova Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes Beauty mode, low-light shots -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei P20 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 -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P20 lite
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3000 mAh Huawei Nova Plus has larger battery capacity than Huawei P20 lite.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 100 min
Standby Time - 454 hours
Talk Time - 960 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 960 min
Standby: up to 454 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P20 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 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.0.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P20 lite
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 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 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC - Yes Huawei P20 lite has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P20 lite
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID Apt-X, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM -
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P20 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, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones -
OTHERS Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P20 lite
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool Headset, USB cable, power adapter
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