- Analysis by KJ David
The Huawei P30 lite is a lightly-specked version of the brand's 2019 Q1 P30 flagship. Its biggest cons include the absence of NFC support 
on its specs list, which we find particularly weird, knowing that Near Field Communication was all but a standard pro among upmarket smartphones as of this data-driven Phonerated review. Also, it does not come with any rugged rating for splash- and dust-resistance -- the P30 passes IP53 standards, while the P30 Pro boasts an IP68-rated shell.
Jumping over to its selling points, the P30 lite delivers a competitive triple rear camera 
that's made up of a 24-megapixel f/1.8-aperture primary lens, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens for landscape shots that are up to 120 degrees wide, and a 2-megapixel depth-sensing lens for bokeh photography. Among its imaging pros and cons are 3D Panorama, electronic image stabilization, and light painting.
Just like its P30 and P30 Pro siblings, this lite edition also brushes shoulders with some of the best selfie-driven models of its time, touting a 32-megapixel BSI-sensor front-facing camera on its tiny display notch.
Speaking of display, the P30 lite closely resembles its mother model with its 6.2-inch 1080p-only IPS screen -- keep in mind that the best phablets on the market bluster with premium 2K-1440p screen resolutions.
As for its hardware pros and cons, this P-series model is powered by a middle-class Kirin 710 processor consisting of a quad-core 2.2GHz primary cluster and a secondary quad-core cluster running at 1.7GHz. It is accompanied by a sizable 6GB RAM and a 1GHz Mali-G51 graphics engine that enables GPU Turbo 2.0, which is dedicated to improving the phone's overall performance when gaming.
On storage duties is a 128GB native memory, while a 3340mAh battery, which awkwardly scores only a 12.2-day continuous standby time , is in charge of its power supply. It runs on a version of Android 9.0 Pie that's overlaid with Huawei's EMUI 9.0.1.
So, while it flounders in comparison to a few full-blown flagships hardware-wise, the P30 lite still sounds like a feasible choice for mobile photographers, gamers, and selfie addicts.
On-paper Star rating: 
It's great that the Huawei P30 lite can record fancy 1920 x 1080 clips, but we're surprised we didn't find any sign of the P30 lite sporting an HDMI port (which comes in handy to watch HD videos on your shiny HDTV without having to move them first to your computer).
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Does it feature memory expansion? Despite our efforts, we couldn't find out.
It's frustrating that we were not able to find information about its weight.
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The speed of its Kirin 710 microprocessor (Quad 2.2GHz (+ Quad 1.7GHz)) spread across 8 cores is among the fastest among recent phones.
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The screen is big, making it a phablet: 6.2 (actual diagonal size is 6.15 inches) inches and a resolution of 2312 x 1080 pixels means about 14.72 square inches and an image sharpness of at least 415 dots per inch (DPI)!
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The P30 lite is boasts and exceptional 24-megapixel (combined with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide cam and a 2-megapixel bokeh cam) camera. It also includes the following options: 3D Panorama, Audio control, Smile capture, Continuous shooting, Documents, HDR, Light painting, Night, Panorama, Portrait, Pro, Slow-mo, Stickers, Time-Lapse, Timer, Ultra snapshot, Wide angle lens.
The 32-megapixel (fixed focus) selfie cam offers an above-average resolution.
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