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Huawei P30 Lite vs P20 Lite: What’s Changed?

The Huawei P30 series launched in the Philippines a few weeks ago and one of its smartphones, the P30 Lite, is the most affordable in the bunch. Is it worth the upgrade if, let’s say, you have last year’s Huawei P20 Lite? What benefits are you going to get? Read on to find out!

Here are their detailed specs:

Specification	Huawei P30 Lite	Huawei P20 Lite
Display	6.15-inch FHD+ IPS display @ 2312 x 1080px	5.84-inches 19:9 LTPS IPS LCD display @ 2280 x 1080px
CPU	Huawei Kirin 710 2.2GHz octa-core	HiSilicon Kirin 659 2.36GHz octa-core
GPU	Mali-G51	Mali-T830 MP2
RAM	6GB RAM	4GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	128GB storage	64GB, 128GB internal storage
MicroSD	expandable up to microSD up to 512GB (uses SIM2)	expandable via microSD up to 256GB (uses SIM2)
Rear Camera	24MP f/1.8 (main) + 8MP f/2.4 (wide-angle) + 2MP f/2.4 depth rear cameras	16MP+2MP rear cameras, f/2.2 with LED Flash
Front Camera	32MP f/2.0 front camera	16MP front camera, f/2.0
SIM	Hybrid Dual-SIM (nano+nano/microSD)	Hybrid Dual-SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
LTE	4G VoLTE	4G VoLTE
WiFi	WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 4.2
GPS	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Biometrics	- Fingerprint Scanner - Face Unlock	- Fingerprint Scanner - Face Unlock
Port	USB 2.0 Type-C	USB Type-C
OS	EMUI 9.0.1 (Android 9.0 Pie)	EMUI 8 (Android 8 Oreo)
Battery	3,340mAh battery	3,000mAh Li-P battery

Here are their benchmark scores:

Specification	Huawei P30 Lite	Huawei P20 Lite
AnTuTu v7	101,112	87,639
PC Mark	5,433 (Work 2.0)	4,808 (Work 2.)0)
Geekebench 4	1,518 (Single-Core) 5,084 (Multi-Core)	925 (Single-Core) 3,675 (Multi-Core)
PC Mark Battery Test	13 Hours and 3 Minutes	8 Hours and 29 Minutes
Video Loop Test	13 Hours and 7 Minutes	10 Hours and 20 Minutes

So what’s changed between the P30 Lite and the P20 Lite?

Larger display
3D curved glass
Better performing CPU
Better performing GPU
Larger RAM
Larger maximum expandable storage
Higher main rear camera resolution
Wider main rear camera aperture
Wide-angle lens
Higher front camera resolution
Wi-Fi ac
Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box
Longer-lasting battery life

The advantages are looking good overall. Not only that the P30 Lite has a larger screen, but its aspect ratio is taller than the P20 Lite. This kind of set up is better if you are fond of watching or streaming videos.

For performance, the P30 Lite got a significant boost as compared to the P20 Lite in terms of both CPU speed and gaming. In the AnTuTu benchmark score, the former received a 101K rating while the latter only got 87K. If the Kirin 659 can handle moderate to heavy graphics games, how much more with the Kirin 710? Not to mention, the 6GB RAM is way better than just 4GB.

The most significant change here would be the cameras, as the P30 Lite sports a triple rear lens setup that comes with a higher main resolution while the front shooter is twice the P20 Lite’s megapixel value. Since both of them come from Huawei, we can safely assume that the image quality of the former is better than the latter. Check out our sample shots here for the P30 Lite and the P20 Lite.

Lastly, the P30 Lite carries a larger battery capacity and thanks to the PC Mark battery test and our very own video loop test; we found that it lasts longer than the P20 Lite by a significant amount of time.

If you are a P20 Lite user and you are planning on upgrading to the P30 Lite, then I’d recommend that you do it. Not only it provides a better viewing experience, but increased performance as well. Aside from that, its cameras are more impressive which provides better photos.

The Huawei P30 Lite is priced at PHP 16,990USD 290INR 24,544EUR 276CNY 2,108 while the P20 Lite has a price of PHP 9,990USD 170INR 14,432EUR 162CNY 1,240. What do you guys think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.