Honor 9 Lite vs. Huawei P20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 9 Lite and Huawei P20. 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

Honor 9 Lite vs. Huawei P20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 9 Lite Huawei P20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151 mm 149.1 mm Honor 9 Lite has greater height than Huawei P20.
Width 71.9 mm 70.8 mm Honor 9 Lite has greater width than Huawei P20.
Depth 7.6 mm 7.65 mm Honor 9 Lite is narrower than Honor 9 Lite.
Weight 149 g 165 g Honor 9 Lite is lighter than Honor 9 Lite.
Body Colour Sapphire blue | Midnight black Black
Body Material Glass -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.96 W/kg (body), 0.44 W/kg (head) 1.26 W/kg (body), 0.76 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
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 9 Lite Huawei P20
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.65" 5.8" Huawei P20 has larger screen size than Honor 9 Lite.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2244 x 1080 pixels Huawei P20 has better screen resolution than Honor 9 Lite.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 428 ppi 428 ppi Both phones have the same pixel density.
Aspect Ratio 18:9 -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass, FullView Display FullView Display
PROCESSOR Honor 9 Lite Huawei P20
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 659 Hisilicon Kirin 970 - with i7
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz 2.36 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
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 Honor 9 Lite Huawei P20
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Huawei P20 has more RAM than Honor 9 Lite.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Huawei P20 has more internal memory than Honor 9 Lite.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Honor 9 Lite Huawei P20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 9 Lite has better camera resolution than Huawei P20.
Sensor Type - RGB CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Huawei P20 has better lens aperture than Honor 9 Lite.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 2x
Special Effects Bokeh effect -
Camera Modes Gender Beauty Mode, Portrait Mode 2.0 Auto scene recognition, 3D Portrait Lighting
Light Source Flash Dual tone LED flash
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K), Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Leica Dual-Kamera, 2x Hybrid Zoom
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei P20 has better second camera resolution than Honor 9 Lite.
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Monochrome CMOS
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/1.6
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 13 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Huawei P20 has better front camera resolution than Honor 9 Lite.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Camera Features (Front) Gesture control Light Fusion technology
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 2 Megapixel -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 9 Lite Huawei P20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3400 mAh Huawei P20 has larger battery capacity than Honor 9 Lite.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI Safe SuperCharge technology Huawei P20 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 90 min
Standby Time - 406 hours
Talk Time - 1140 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1140 min
Standby: up to 406 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 9 Lite Huawei P20
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.0 HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.1
Navigation - GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 9 Lite Huawei P20
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
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 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 9 Lite Huawei P20
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MP4, MID Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP -
FEATURES Honor 9 Lite Huawei P20
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Face Unlock, MIMO technology, Knuckle, Split Screen, Neural Network Processing Unit
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Honor 9 Lite Huawei P20
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, USB-C high resolution earphones
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