Huawei P30 Lite vs Huawei Nova 5

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Comparing the Huawei P30 Lite vs Huawei Nova 5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.27 GHz, while Huawei P30 Lite runs at 2.2 GHz, making Huawei Nova 5 the better performer.


Display: Huawei Nova 5 offers a screen size of 6.39 inches, while Huawei P30 Lite offers 6.15 inches, making Huawei Nova 5 the larger display of the two. Huawei Nova 5 features a OLED display compared to Huawei P30 Lite's IPS LCD, making Huawei Nova 5 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Huawei P30 Lite offers 24 MP, making Huawei Nova 5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Huawei P30 Lite and Huawei Nova 5 feature a 32 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Huawei Nova 5 offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Huawei P30 Lite offers 3340 mAh, making Huawei Nova 5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Huawei P30 Lite and Huawei Nova 5 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Huawei P30 Lite
₹22,999
(Discontinued)
Huawei Nova 5
₹28,390
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
78%

Release Date

25 Apr, 2019
11 Mar, 2020

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.27 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.15 inches (15.62 cm)
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
1080x2312 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

24 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
32 MP

Battery

3340 mAh
3500 mAh
Fast Charging
Super Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

User Ratings

4.1/5
(1,372 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710
HiSilicon Kirin 810

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.27 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.88 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-G52 MP6

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
OLED

Screen Size

6.15 inches  (15.62 cm)
6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)

Resolution

1080x2312 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
N/A

Pixel Density

415 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.51 %
84.95 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
N/A

Design

Height

152.9 mm
157.4 mm

Width

72.7 mm
74.8 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

159 grams
171 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

24 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle27 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.8Back-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
6 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size BSI Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3340 mAh
3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Super Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope