Form factor: I prefer small screen phones and have been using a 4.7 incher for a long time, of the new phones this is possibly the most compact option with a notch.
Easy to hold and operate with one hand.
DISPLAY: FHD+ and a notch makes it very immersive. Very crisp and sharp for text.
Contrast levels are great with deep blacks
Although a AMOLED panel would have been even better.
PROCESSOR: When I brought this device, Nova 3i was not launched, Nova 3i @21k comes with a Kirin 710 a 12nm processor (equivalent to Sanpdragon 660).
For the current price of P20 lite, Kirin 659 a 16nm processor is a disappointment but, it performs well in day to day multi taking and is considered to outperform Sanpdragon 625.
RAM: About 2.7 GB is free and available at all the time of switching on, multitasking is buttery smooth. With multiple apps in background, I did not see free available RAM going down below 2.3 GB, great job with RAM MANAGEMENT Huawei
STORAGE: About 51GB is available
REAR CAMERA: Camera is OK, decent.
Slom motion is capped at VGA resolution.
There is no IMAGE STABILIZATION
Shutter and focusing speed is good.
FRONT CAMERA: No front flash nor even an option for screen flash (white screen)
Edge detection needs improvement.
OS: EMUI feels snappy and smooth. Very rarely experienced lag in UI transition or otherwise it was all smooth with multi tasking too.
I think Huawei provides bimonthly security patches, so far I received 1st June 2018 security patch.
I am not sure of guaranteed Android P and later stage updates.
CHARGING: Is quick, takes approx 1.5 hrs for 0 to 100, the phone slightly heats up.
ACCESSORIES:
1.In box headset is average quality.
2. No case or screen protector is provided. It is very hard to find a slim case which does not spoil the compact and slim form factor of the phone, luckily I found one https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07CYRX863?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
This is the best one, very slim, doesn't feel like a case at all but gives all the protection needed.
Screen guard (tempered glass) is also difficult to find one of exact size as otherwise the beauty of notch is compromised. The 2.5D curved glass will leave a line of air gap between screen and tempered glass along the edges of phone.
Wish Huawei have their own official accessories.
BATTERY: It is OK, not as long lasting as expected.
OTHER POINTS:
1. The LED Notification light is too small and dim to be noticed during dy time (indoors too)
2. There is no double to wake or lock, it is annoying since every time you need to lift the phone to use fingerprint scanner at the back.
3. Phone heats up a bit, with extensive data usage on cellular network (example, YouTube videos)
4. NO GROLLIA GLASS PROTECTION.
5. Pulling down on any part of screen will not bring down the notification panel unlike in Mi devices, which I feel is very useful for tall phones.
6. There is no volume adjustment in notification panel which is very useful (LG users will know what I am talking about)
7. Has a inbuilt health app which counts the steps, not sure how it is working for me showing steps walked and calories burned without using any fitness band. Steps counting is 90% accurate.
8. This is not a true dual VOLTE phone (meaning it won't support two 4G SIMs at a time to run)
9. Screen resolution can be changed to 720p HD or 1080p FHD, former one being a power saving option.
10. Fingerprint scenner is blazing fast.
CONCLUSION: Now at this point and time, I would suggest go for Honor 9N @14k (which was not launched when I brought this) if you want a compact phone with great looks and premium finish with a notch, as it is exactly same phone and same internals, only difference is the branding.
If bigger screen size is of no concern then go for Huawei Nova 3i @21k which is just 2k more but the processor is Nova 3i (Kirin 710) is far far ahead of P20 lites Kirin 659. You get 128GB Storage compared to 64GB on p20 lite and 24 MP rear cam which is slightly better than 16MP on P20 Lite.
Above two options are worth considering rather than P20 Lite, which I feel right now it is over priced (not at the time when I brought it as this was the only one available)
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