Huawei P20 Lite - reasonable price and some pleasant surprises

Users have long been accustomed to the fact that in the series of smartphones the younger model with the Lite prefix is ​​a choice of unassuming people who are ready to be content with a reduced set of possibilities. But with the Huawei P20 Lite it is not. In general, according to expectations, this phone offers several pleasant surprises that can make it the best option for reasonable money.

Specifications

The following table shows the basic characteristics of the Huawei P20 Lite.

CPU	HiSilicon Kirin 629, 16 nm, 4x2360 MHz, 4x1700 MHz
GP	Mali T830
RAM / ROM	4/64 GB
SIM	2 SIM, combo slot, support for memory cards up to 256 GB
Display	5.84 inches LTPS TFT, 432 ppi, FullHD + 2280 × 1080, 19: 9
Data	3G, EDGE, GPRS, 4G LTE
Wireless protocols	WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC
sensors	Approximation, acceleration, fingerprint, magnetic, position, lighting
Dimensions (width x height x thickness)	71 x 148 x 7.4 mm

Huawei P20 Lite

The device weighs only 145 g, Available in the following colors: black, blue, pink (black, blue, pink). Included are a telephone, a branded adapter, a cable, a user manual, a silicone case and a clip for opening the SIM tray.

Design and ergonomics

If the user has already seen or held other devices in the series, Huawei P20 Lite review will not reveal any unexpected details. In general, everything is expected, including the simplifications common to mobile platforms.

The first thing that catches your eye is, of course, branded insert Huawei devices at the top of the front panel. It is located conversational speaker and the eye of the front camera. The sound of the phone is loud, full-frequency. It is frankly pleasant to listen to the interlocutor’s voice, and it’s convenient to hold the phone

On the top line of the front panel are all the same expected items. There is a missed event LED, proximity and light sensors.

Important! In the lower front of the model, the mobile phone has undergone changes: there is no fingerprint sensor stylized as the “Home” button. He moved to the back cover. With this solution, the dimensions of the Huawei P20 Lite have become smaller, and they are even more convenient to use.

On the edges are located:

• in the upper part of the left - a combined SIM tray, you can insert a memory card by donating one mobile operator;
• on the right, the expected volume rocker and on / off button;

• Bottom of the speaker grille, the main microphone talk, 3.5 mm headphone port and charger interface;

• from the top of Huawei P20 Light, there is only a small hole in the microphone of noise cancellation.

Lite version definitely means simplification. This is evident in the quality of the performance of the case. Like the entire series, it has a metal frame. Front and rear parts are made of glass. The company does not disclose the manufacturer of the material, but its quality leaves much to be desired. The back cover is easy enough to scratch.. The transition between metal and glass also looks somewhat clumsy. It is palpable, some user reviews indicate the unevenness of the gap along the contour of the connection.

Another simplification fact in the model - the quality of the oleophobic coating, it is frankly bad. If the display collects fingerprints small enough, then a lot of them form on the back cover.

The back cover itself is a classic of the series. The dual camera is located on a protruding island, below which a flash is mounted vertically. In the center, in the upper third of the cover is a fingerprint scanner.

Screen

It is the quality of the display Huawei P20 Lite ANE lx1 - the first thing the smartphone pleases its owner. The matrix has a pixel density of even greater than that of the older models of the series.. This has the best effect on image detail and fine text recognition.

Important! The aspect ratio of the display is 19: 9. This is a somewhat non-standard format that collects the most diverse, sometimes polar, reviews. Theoretically, this aspect ratio can cause problems scaling application windows that are written without the possibility of adaptation. However, the Huawei P20 Lite smartphone, like all models in the series, has an automatic resolution adjustment system.

The quality of the matrix is ​​very good. It is made at the last LTPS technology. Pixel density - 432 ppi, resolution 2280x1080 (FullHD +), diagonal 5.84 inches. Measured color display characteristics show:

• perfect illumination on the whole range;
• a little varying range from 2.11 to 2.38;
• stable temperature chart.

The obtained technical characteristics clearly indicate the high quality of the display. His problem is the same as that of the older models. There is a mapping color shift in the cold spectrum. However, in the settings there is a special mode for reading. In addition, you can adjust the color temperature by selecting a warm or cold light, or by specifying the parameter value manually.

The matrix has a full review, from any angle images look unchanged, information is confidently recognized. The backlight brightness is 420 cd / m2 at the maximum and 0.38 cd / m2 at the minimum. The level of measured contrast is 1100: 1. Such indicators suggest that the phone Huawei P20 lite can become a constant companion, it is convenient to work on it even in bright sunlight. User feedback confirms this fact.

Hardware platform

As a basis for the computing platform, the Huawei P20 Lite cell phone has a HiSilicon Kirin 629 processor, presented to the public in 2016. Him performance frankly little for demanding modern games. A full review does not make sense, but the indicators of a couple of applications look like this.

1. A very demanding PUBG game works at low settings.When you try to set the parameters manually, there is a clear lack of performance.
2. Another modern game, Shadowgun Legends, gives out about 10 frames per second.

With a significant load, the body of the smartphone heats up significantly. However, it should be noted: the operating system is thoroughly developed, no slowdowns occur during normal applications. Therefore, if you do not set impossible tasks - the Huawei P20 Lite phone will not give rise to discontent.

The device uses LPDDR3 standard memory with a data transfer rate of 5000 MB / s. These are good performance, which is not the case with the data accumulator. Its speed is up to 174 MB / s when reading and 112 MB / s when writing. Modest data exchange performance manufacturer compensated good resources. You can buy a Huawei P20 Lite with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage, the latter can be expanded with memory cards.

Important! There is a pleasant surprise in the hardware of the model. The user can access the frequency aggregation mode. This means that the device can automatically adjust to the characteristics of the network and work best with two cards of different operators.

Autonomy

Huawei P20 Light is a fairly balanced platform.Here is a processor with an adaptive power-saving system, not the most resource-intensive graphics accelerator. However, the large diagonal of the display does not allow to set records of autonomy with the battery installed in 3000 mAh. Average measured work intervals look like this:

• up to 17-20 hours of use with 4 hours of display activity and work in 4G, Wi-Fi networks;
• movies at maximum screen brightness deplete the battery in 7 hours;
• Battle of Champions by Marvell game will defuse the phone in 5 hours.

With simultaneous operation of almost the entire system, watching videos on the Internet with YouTube battery lasts for 6 hours.

The device supports corporate fast charge mode. Using the supplied adapter, you can increase the charge level by 30% in 30 minutes. For 100 minutes, the battery is fully charged.

Cameras

Camera Huawei P20 Lite - another great surprise for the owner of the phone. Characteristics of sensors are quite modest. There are no light models and advanced technologies for automatic scene recognition. No optical stabilization. However, with all the disadvantages, the cameras are filming just fine: users notice unexpectedly high details, a wide dynamic range. Despite the fact that the characteristics of the camera Huawei P20 Lite do not inspire thrill, the phone takes better than the older models of the series. In this case, the pictures are not only more details, but also correctly displayed colors.

Front-camera Huawei P20 Lite is nothing outstanding. This is a 8 megapixel sensor, which will make good pictures for social networks. The main cameras are 16 megapixel and 2 megapixel matrices, both colored. According to the manufacturer, the rejection of the monochrome sensor is quite rational. This dual camera is capable of performing bokeh effect. This, in essence, the ability of the product to create complex processing and limited.

Important! The description and review of the Huawei P20 Lite camera may not impress the user who is used to big megapixels. However, many professionals directly recommend to buy this particular model if you want to engage in photography on your smartphone and get great pictures (especially in low light).

Conclusion

Price and a set of unique features make the Huawei P20 Lite literally the only purchase option for people interested in the stable operation of the system and high-quality images without much effort. Enjoy the possibilities of setting up the cameras of this mobile phone and experienced photographers.

And if you add to the undoubted advantages of the model, the functionality of frequency aggregation and just an ideal display, it becomes clear why the Huawei P20 Lite is very popular among audiences of all kinds of people.

Huawei P20 Lite