Huawei P30 lite vs Huawei P20

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platform
OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
Rear
Front
Video
Features
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Multitouch
battery
General
Charging
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
USB
Radio
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
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4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Huawei P30 lite
Price
$228.99
Advantages
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 2312 pixels (~415 ppi density)
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
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Main
Model
Huawei P20
Price
$453.98
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-G72 MP12
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh battery
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launch
Announced
2019, March
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, April 4
platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.0
Chipset
Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4
camera
Rear
48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8Âµm, PDAF 8 MP, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) or 24 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF 8 MP, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Front
24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9Âµm or 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8Âµm
Video
1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
display
Size
6.15 inches, 93.6 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2312 pixels (~415 ppi density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
—
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3340 mAh battery
Charging
Fast battery charging 18W
body
Dimensions
152.9 x 72.7 x 7.4 mm (6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
Weight
159 g (5.61 oz, 0.35 lb)
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Peacock Blue, Midnight Black, Pearl White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes (market/region dependent) - Canada
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Radio
—
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
—
Browser
—
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 - Global HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Canada
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700), 66(1700/2100) - Canada
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2018, March
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, April 6th
platform
OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset
Hisilicon Kirin 970
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.3", 1.55 µm, OIS) + 20 MP (f/1.6, 27mm), Leica optics, 2x lossless zoom, phase detection and laser autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Front
24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p, 720p@960fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
5.8 inches, 85.2 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Technology
LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes - EMUI 8.1
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh battery
Charging
—
body
Dimensions
149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight
165 g (5.82 oz, 0.36 lb)
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Radio
No
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - Fast battery charging - 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, LTE
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Huawei P20 has better GPU Mali-G72 MP12 thanks to which the user will be able to play more number of new game apps.

The P30 lite has 4K UHD (1080 x 2312 pixels) screen resolution with 414 ppi pixel density that is more high in compare to the P20 4K UHD (1080 x 2244 pixels) screen resolution with 429 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a better choice for playing games. The P30 lite model weight 159g that is 6g less in compare with the weight of the P20.

The P30 lite model has a memory card slot. It's a pleasant advantage: the owner can easily extend internal storage and transfer files. The Huawei P20 has a better battery life as it is equipped with 3400mah battery that is 60mah bigger than the P30 lite cell. It means that this model will live longer without charging.

Considering the above differences the Huawei P30 lite will be the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.