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Huawei P30 lite vs Samsung Galaxy S9
What P30 lite does better (8) and where Galaxy S9 wins (17) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
P30 liteGalaxy S9
| P30 lite | Galaxy S9 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 152.9 mm | 148 mm | +4.9 mm |
| Width | 72.7 mm | 69 mm | +3.7 mm |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm | 9 mm | −1.6 mm |
| Weight | 159 g | 163 g | −4 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is P30 lite better than Galaxy S9?
- Main camera48 MP vs 12 MP4×
- Battery capacity3,340 mAh vs 3,000 mAh+11%
- Wired charging18 W vs 15 W+20%
- Rear cameras3 vs 13×
- Selfie camera24 MP vs 8 MP3×
- Screen size6.2″ vs 5.8″+6%
- Weight159 g vs 163 g+3%
- Thickness7.4 mm vs 9 mm+22%
Why is Galaxy S9 better than P30 lite?
- AnTuTu score336,905 vs 611,930+82%
- OLED panelNo · P30 lite: Yes
- Optical stabilisationNo · P30 lite: Yes
- Wireless chargingNo · P30 lite: Yes
- Stereo speakersNo · P30 lite: Yes
- Geekbench 6 (multi-core)1,547 vs 2,000+29%
- Peak brightness460 nits vs 740 nits+61%
- Pixel density415 ppi vs 570 ppi+37%
- Measured brightness497 nits vs 653 nits+31%
- CPU frequency2.2 GHz vs 2.7 GHz+23%
- 3.5 mm headphone jackNo · P30 lite: Yes
- USB version2 vs 3.1+55%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 159 g | 163 g |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm | 9 mm |
| Height | 152.9 mm | 148 mm |
| Width | 72.7 mm | 69 mm |
| Frame | Plastic | Aluminium |
| Back | Glass | Glass |
| Ingress protection | — | IP68 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | — | IPx8 |
| Glass protection | — | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colours | Black | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.2″ | 5.8″ |
| Panel | LTPS | AMOLED |
| OLED panel | No | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,440 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,312 px | 2,960 px |
| Pixel density | 415 ppi | 570 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 460 nits | 740 nits |
| Measured brightness | 497 nits | 653 nits |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 83.3% |
| HDR | — | Yes |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 | Samsung Exynos 9810 |
| Chip maker | HiSilicon | Samsung |
| Process | 12 nm | 10 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| GPU | Mali G51 MP4 | Mali G72 MP18 |
| AnTuTu score | 336,905 | 611,930 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 1,547 | 2,000 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage (base) | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 |
| Main sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/2.55" |
| Rear cameras | 3 | 1 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | Yes |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | No |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 1080p | 1080p |
| 4K video frame rate | — | 60 fps |
| Selfie camera | 24 MP | 8 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 3,340 mAh | 3,000 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Wired charging | 18 W | 15 W |
| Charged in 30 min | 32% | 40% |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes |
| Wireless charging power | — | 10 W |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| Video output | Yes | — |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, BDS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | Yes |
| Fingerprint sensor | Rear | Rear |
| Barometer | — | Yes |
| Sensors | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, hall, fingerprint | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, barometer, fingerprint |
| SAR (head) | 1.23 W/kg | 0.36 W/kg |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | EMUI 12 | Samsung Experience 9.0 |
