Honor 20 lite vs Huawei nova 8i Comparison and Differences
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Honor 20 lite or Huawei nova 8i Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Honor 20 lite | Huawei nova 8i | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, April | 2021, July 07 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 154.8 x 73.6 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 2.9 in | 161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 2.94 in | |
| Weight | 164 g | 5.78 oz | 190 g | 6.7 oz | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Phantom Blue, Phantom Red, Magic Night Black | Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black | |
| Battery | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 300 EUR | 260 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPS IPS LCD | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.21" in | 6.67" in | |
| Screen area | 94.7 cm2 | 108.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 83.1% | 89.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2376 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 415 PPI | 0 PPI | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 24 MP, Triple | 64 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -24 MP, f/1.8, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor |
-64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF -8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, Panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30/60fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 16 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm | 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 | Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services | |
| Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | - Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 | Adreno 610 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 201670 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 340 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1075 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 450 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 321 | 322 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1269 | 1328 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | No | |
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 10W |
- Fast charging 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min |
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| Versions |
- Versions: HRY-LX1T Also known as Honor 10i |
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