Huawei P30 Lite vs Honor 30 Lite

47 out of 100

59 out of 100

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.15-inch Huawei P30 Lite (with HiSilicon Kirin 710) that was released on March 29, 2019, against the Honor 30 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G and came out 16 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Huawei P30 Lite

Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Weighs 33 grams less

Reasons to consider the Honor 30 Lite

Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
Comes with 660 mAh larger battery capacity: 4000 vs 3340 mAh
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
Has a 0.35 inch larger screen size
Ability to record video in 4K resolution
More energy-efficient CPU – MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G
The phone is 1-year and 4-months newer
Faster storage type - UFS 2.0 versus eMMC 5.1
62% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 827 and 510 points

Review

Evaluation of Huawei P30 Lite and Honor 30 Lite crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Size	6.15 inches	6.5 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2312 pixels	1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.2:9	20:9
PPI	415 ppi	405 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	460 nits	500 nits
HDR support	No	No
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	84.2%	84.7%

RGB color space	99.4%	-
PWM	Not detected	-
Response time	42.8 ms	-
Contrast	820:1	-

Height	152.9 mm (6.02 inches)	160 mm (6.3 inches)
Width	72.7 mm (2.86 inches)	75.3 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness	7.43 mm (0.29 inches)	8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight	159 g (5.61 oz)	192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof	No	No
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Plastic	Plastic
Colors	Black	Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, rear	Yes, in-button

Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 710	MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G
Max clock	2200 MHz	2000 MHz
CPU cores	8 (4 + 4)	8 (4 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Lithography process	12 nanometers	7 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G51 MP4	Mali-G57 MP4
GPU shading units	64	256
GPU clock	1000 MHz	650 MHz
FLOPS	~128 GFLOPS	~332.8 GFLOPS

Max surface temperature	45.7 °C	-
Stability	84%	-
Graphics test	3 FPS	-
Graphics score	554	-

Web score	5106	-
Video editing	4895	-
Photo editing	10973	-
Data manipulation	5645	-
Writing score	6748	-

RAM size	4 GB	6, 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128 GB	128 GB
Storage type	eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.0
Memory card	MicroSD	Nano Memory
Memory card max size	Up to 512 GB	Up to 256 GB

Operating system	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10)	Android 10
ROM	EMUI 12	Magic UI 3.1
OS size	20 GB	-

Capacity	3340 mAh	4000 mAh
Max charge power	18 W	22.5 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	No
Reverse charging	No	No
Fast charging	Yes, SuperCharge (63% in 60 min)	Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time	1:55 hr	1:40 hr

CPU	70099	-
GPU	35238	-
Memory	44900	-
UX	50469	-
Total score	202054	-

Battery life tests
Web browsing	08:10 hr	-
Watching video	10:11 hr	-
Gaming	03:52 hr	-
Standby	81 hr	-

Main camera
Matrix	24 megapixels	48 megapixels
Image resolution	5288 x 3968	8000 x 6000
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	LED	LED
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	No	Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	480 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	120°
Lenses	3 (24 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)	3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 24 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX576 (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Sensor: 1/2.0" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Ultra-wide lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4
Macro lens	-	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4
Depth lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	16 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	4920 x 3264
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.0
Focal length	26 mm	-
Pixel size	0.8 microns	-
Sensor type	BSI CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.8"	-
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	4.2	5.1
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC *	Yes	No
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support *	No	No
Hybrid slot	Yes	Yes
LTE Cat *	12	12
5G support	No	No

Speakers	Mono	Mono
Headphone audio jack	Yes	Yes
FM radio	Yes	Yes
Dolby Atmos	No	No

Category	Mid-range	Mid-range
Announced	March 2019	July 2020
Release date	May 2019	August 2020
SAR (head)	1.23 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1.19 W/kg	-
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint

Huawei P30 Lite vs Honor 30 Lite

Huawei P30 Lite vs Honor 30 Lite

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

Software

Battery

Camera

Connectivity

Sound

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