Huawei P9 lite vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 lite and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5. 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 P9 lite vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 lite Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-F731B
Form Factor Touch Folder (flip) - touch screen, dual screen
Height 146.8 mm 165.1 mm Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has greater height than Huawei P9 lite.
Width 72.6 mm 71.9 mm Huawei P9 lite has greater width than Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5.
Depth 7.5 mm 6.9 mm Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 is narrower than Huawei P9 lite.
Weight 147 g 187 g Huawei P9 lite is lighter than Huawei P9 lite.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 71.9 mm x 6.9 mm x 165.1 mm
Folded - 71.9 mm x 15.1 mm x 85.1 mm
Body Colour Gold | Black Mint | Lavender | Graphite | Cream
Body Material Metal Armor aluminium, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Protection - Water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 is waterproof.
IP rating - IPX8
SAR Value 1.36 W/kg, 0.77 W/kg (body), 1.45 W/kg (head) 2.34 W/kg (limb), 1.451 W/kg (body), 0.601 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 lite Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Inward folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.7" Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has larger screen size than Huawei P9 lite.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2640 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has better screen resolution than Huawei P9 lite.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Aspect Ratio - 22:9
Max Brightness - 1750 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology Video Wallpaper
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 3.4"
Second Display Resolution - 720 x 748 pixels
Second Display Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 lite Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 2 GHz 3.36 GHz Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has higher clock speed than Huawei P9 lite.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P9 lite has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei P9 lite Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
RAM 3 GB 8 GB Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has more RAM than Huawei P9 lite.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 256 GB Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has more internal memory than Huawei P9 lite.
User Memory - 216.6 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P9 lite Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei P9 lite has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX214 sensor -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has better lens aperture than Huawei P9 lite.
Field of View (FoV) - 83 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Camera Modes - Nightography
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Dual Pixel Autofocus technology, FlexCam
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 10 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9 lite.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei P9 lite has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9 lite.
Field of View (Front) - 85 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 lite Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3700 mAh Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9 lite.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Adaptive Fast Charging Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, Qi, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare
Standby Time 630 hours -
Talk Time 1890 minutes 2100 minutes Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei P9 lite.
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1890 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1134 min
Standby (GSM): up to 600 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 630 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 610 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 2100 min
Active online usage (LTE): up to 17 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 17 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 20 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 57 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P9 lite Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 13
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 One UI 5.1.1
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 lite Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 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 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD 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 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, n40, n25, n12
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, SDL DL 1500+, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 LE Bluetooth 5.3
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P9 lite Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, AWB, MP4 WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM MKV, FLV, AVI, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Audio Processor HiSilicon Hi6402 -
FEATURES Huawei P9 lite Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features SmartPower 4.0 technology MIMO technology, Samsung KNOX, Samsung Smart Switch, Flex mode, Flex Window, Multi Widget View, Flex Hinge
OTHERS Huawei P9 lite Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - VDE, IPX8, USB 3.2 Gen 1, Android Audio Streaming for Hearing Aid (ASHA)
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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