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Huawei P10 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy S9

2.83 in
5.77 in
Huawei P10 Lite Mobile Phone
Huawei P10 Lite
2.7 in
5.81 in
Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
6
6 editorial reviews
Effectively the successor to the P9 Lite released last year, the P10 Lite bears several modest upgrades while mostly retaining the form factor and enjoyed aRead more
The Huawei P10 lite is a more affordable version of the P10, however there are quite a few differences, but that doesn't mean it isn't a good budget option.Read more
Half the price of Huawei’s best, but the P10 Lite loses a lot of its stand-out features tooRead more
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4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 658Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
4 GB

Display

Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Screen size5.2 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displaynoyes
HDRnoyes

Rear camera

Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Primary sensor size1/2.8"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size1/2.8"1/2.55"

Storage

Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage256GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Height5.77 in5.81 in
Width2.83 in2.7 in
Depth0.28 in0.33 in
Weight5.15 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.15.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Huawei P10 LiteHuawei P10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time564.0 h326.0 h
Talk time21.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

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