Huawei Mobile Kenya has launched the Huawei P30 lite New edition in the Kenyan market, which will be retailing at Ksh. 28,499.
The launch of this iteration of the phone comes 6 months after the launch of the P30 series in the Kenyan market. According to the company, over 10,000 units of the P30 series have been sold in Kenya since then.
The Huawei P30 lite New Edition runs on Android 9.0 (Pie), and EMUI 9.1 and comes with a 6.15-inch Dewdrop screen, a triple-camera setup that comprises of a 48MP main camera, 8MP ultra-wide angle camera and a depth camera. It also comes with a Kirin 710 chipset, 6GB RAM, 128GB internal storage and 3340 mAh battery with fast battery charging.
Huawei P30 lite New Edition also supports video ringtones and users can download videos from social media platforms or other websites or even take their own videos to use this feature. It also supports 480fps super-slow motion video capture that slows down motion by 16 times to highlight the intricacies of objects in motion. The GPU Turbo has been upgraded to support more games, providing a better gaming experience.
Huawei P30 lite New Edition is available in three colours i.e. Midnight Black, Pearl White and Peacock Blue.
Below is a side by side specs comparison between the Huawei P30 Lite New Edition and the P30 Lite, which was launched earlier in the year.
| P30 Lite New Edition | P30 Lite | ||
| Screen | Type | LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, dewdrop notch | LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, dewdrop notch |
| Size | 6.15 inches, 93.6 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.15 inches, 93.6 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2312 pixels (~415 ppi density) | 1080 x 2312 pixels (~415 ppi density) | |
| Protection | – | – | |
| Platform | Operating System | Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 | Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 |
| Chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 | Mali-G51 MP4 | |
| Memory | RAM | 6GB | 4/8GB |
| Internal | 128GB | 128GB | |
| External | microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Network | Technology | 4G LTE | 4G LTE |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Camera | Main | 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, 13mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor |
24 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF 8 MP, 13mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor |
| Front | 24 MP, f/2.0 | 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm | |
| Battery | Size | 3340 mAh battery Fast battery charging 18W 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
3340 mAh battery Fast battery charging 18W 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Colours | Peacock Blue, Midnight Black, Pearl White | Peacock Blue, Midnight Black, Pearl White | |
| Other features | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, FaceID | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, FaceID | |
| Price | Ksh. 28,499 | Ksh. 23,000 |