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Huawei P20 Pro Mobile Phone
Huawei P20 Pro
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Huawei P8 Mobile Phone
Huawei P8
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Huawei P8 Lite 2017 Mobile Phone
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Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Lite 2016
Editiorial reviews
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4.4 out of 5
12 user ratings
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50 %
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4.1 out of 5
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6 editorial reviews
Lite in name, but not in natureRead more
In-depth review of the Huawei P8 lite 2017 (HiSilicon Kirin 655, ARM Mali-T830 MP2, 5.2", 147 ppi) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead more
The P8 Lite is an affordable unlocked device, but it has plenty of viable challengers hot on its heels.Read more
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2 editorial reviews
Huawei dilutes the P9 a little too muchRead more
In-depth review of the Huawei P9 Lite (Kirin 650, ARM Mali-T830 MP2, 5.2", 147) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead more
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User rating
33
4.3 out of 5
33 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
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51 %
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.1Android 5.0Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.0 GHz2.1 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 970Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 930Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 655Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 650
GPU modelARM Mali-G72 MP12ARM Mali-T628ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP2
RAM memory6 GB3 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB

Display

Screen size6.1 in5.2 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 2240 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyAMOLEDIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
  • LTPS TFT
IPS TFT
Pixel density408.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesnono
HDRnononono

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/1.7"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution40.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)20.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/1.6
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)960.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution24.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A
F/2.0

Storage

Internal storage128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB16 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Midnight blue
  • Purple
  • Twilight
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Champagne gold
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
N/A
N/A
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Glass
  • Steel
AluminumPlastic
Water resistantyesnonono
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height6.1 in5.7 in5.8 in5.78 in
Width2.91 in2.84 in2.87 in2.86 in
Depth0.31 in0.25 in0.3 in0.3 in
Weight6.35 oz5.08 oz5.19 oz5.19 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednononono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DPA2DPA2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
SBCSBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesno
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNoNoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh2680.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time421.0 h480.0 h670.0 h630.0 h
Talk time22.0 h13.83 h21.0 h18.9 h
Fast chargingyesnonono
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging nononono

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