Huawei P20 lite vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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launch
Announced
Status
platform
OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
Rear
Front
Video
Features
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
Build
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
USB
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Huawei P20 lite
Price
$203.99
Advantages
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
CAMERA Rear: Dual: 16 MP (f/2.2, 1.0 µm) + 2 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
CAMERA Front: 16 MP (f/2.0, 1.12 µm), 1080p
DISPLAY Size: 5.84 inches, 85.1 cm2
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 2280 pixels (~432 ppi density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
BODY Dimensions: 148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm (5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB (China only)
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
COMMS Radio: FM radio
SOUND 3.5mm jack : Yes
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Main
Model
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Price
$458.95
Advantages
CAMERA Video: 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, check quality
COMMS Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
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launch
Announced
2018, March
Status
Available. Released 2018, March
platform
OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset
HiSilicon Kirin 659
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2
camera
Rear
Dual: 16 MP (f/2.2, 1.0 µm) + 2 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
Front
16 MP (f/2.0, 1.12 µm), 1080p
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
5.84 inches, 85.1 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2280 pixels (~432 ppi density)
Technology
LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
—
Multitouch
Yes - EMUI 8.0
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
body
Dimensions
148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm (5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)
Weight
145 g (5.11 oz, 0.32 lb)
SIM card
Single SIM
Build
—
Miscellaneous
Colors
Klein Blue, Sakura Pink, Midnight Black
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB (China only)
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (LX2/LX3) or a/b/g/n/ac (LX1/LX2J), WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes (LX1 only)
Radio
FM radio
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro (except LX2), proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - Fast battery charging 9V/2A - XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2017, September
Status
Available. Released 2017, September
platform
OS
iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 11.2
Chipset
Apple A11 Bionic
CPU
Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 28mm, OIS) + 12 MP (f/2.8, 57mm), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
Front
7 MP (f/2.2, 32mm), 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR
Video
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, check quality
Features
Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
display
Size
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Technology
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button - True-tone display
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 2691 mAh battery (10.28 Wh)
Talk time
About 21 h
Playing Music
About 60 h
body
Dimensions
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight
202 g (7.13 oz, 0.45 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Build
Front/back glass, aluminum frame
Miscellaneous
Colors
Gold, Space Gray, Silver
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes (Apple Pay only)
Radio
No
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5 (Safari) - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min - Qi wireless charging - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.265 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Huawei P20 lite uses a more powerful processor Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) in comparison with the iPhone 8 Plus. It is a significant difference between these phones because powerful processor allows you to run a few apps at once.

The iPhone 8 Plus captures videos with a higher resolution: 4K UHD vs [v_quality_name].

The Huawei P20 lite has 4K UHD (1080 x 2280 pixels) display resolution with 431 ppi pixel density that is better than the iPhone 8 Plus 2K HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) display resolution with 400 ppi pixel density. It makes this model a right choice for reading books. The P20 lite device is easier to carry as it has smaller dimensions in comparison to the iPhone 8 Plus: 148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm versus 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm. The Huawei P20 lite cell phone weight 145g that is 57g less than the weight of the iPhone 8 Plus.

The P20 lite device has a card slot. It's a pleasant pros: you can easily extend memory storage and transfer files. The P20 lite is produced with a 3.5mm jack that is the most popular way to use headset and listen music. The Huawei P20 lite has a better battery life as it is equipped with 3000mah battery that is 309mah bigger than the iPhone 8 Plus cell. It means that this model can be used for a longer time without charging.

The Huawei P20 lite has 10 advantages and the iPhone 8 Plus only 2 so the P20 lite is the best buy. Check the lowest price on Amazon.