Huawei, one of the top telecommunication company of china is gathering the advance technology to make their phones better. If we talk about the smartphones of Huawei then we can find many smartphones to see from the company. So, here we are with you to talk about the Huawei P-Series smartphones.

We will see details out the evolution of huawei p-series. The phones has started their journey from 2012 to the present. Huawei is providing the all services from Shenzhen China and it is one of the world’s leading suppliers and manufacturers of telecommunications company. The company was founded in 1987 and is present in over a hundred and seventy countries in 2012. 

Huawei launched their  first smartphone in the P series under the name of Huawei ascend p1 and in 2015 with the launch of Huawei p8. After that the journey gets turn over. It gave up the ascend P series by replacing it with the Huawei P series. It means, the phone started to naming their phones Huawei P.

The P series on Huawei is to give focus on the camera functionality with performance. So let’s see how they’ve evolved over time in terms of design and performance.

Evolution of Huawei P Series

The entry of Huawei in smartphones world starts from 2012. From the initial time the company was focusing on the quality of camera. 

1. HUAWEI ASCEND P1

ModelHuawei Ascend P1
Release Date: 2012
OS:Android 4.0
Display:4.3” Super AMOLED
CAMERA:8MP
Chipset:TI OMAP 4460
CPU:DUAL-CORE 1.5GHz Cortex
GPU:POWERVR SGX540
RAM: 1GB
ROM:4GB
BATTERY (mAh):1670

2. HUAWEI ASCEND P1S

ModelHuawei Ascend P1S
Release Date: 2012
OS:Android 4.0
Display:4.3” Super AMOLED
CAMERA:8MP
Chipset:TI OMAP 4460
CPU:DUAL-CORE 1.5GHz Cortex
GPU:POWERVR SGX540
RAM: 1GB
ROM:4GB
BATTERY (mAh):1800

3. HUAWEI ASCEND P1 XL

ModelHuawei Ascend P1 XL
Release Date: 2012
OS:Android 4.0
Display:4.3” Super AMOLED
CAMERA:8MP
Chipset:TI OMAP 4460
CPU:DUAL-CORE 1.5GHz Cortex
GPU:POWERVR SGX540
RAM: 1GB
ROM:4GB
BATTERY (mAh):2600

4. HUAWEI ASCEND P1 LITE

ModelHuawei Ascend P1 LITE
Release Date: 2012
OS:Android 4.0
Display:4.3” Super AMOLED
CAMERA:8MP
Chipset:TI OMAP 4460
CPU:DUAL-CORE 1.5GHz Cortex
GPU:ADRENO 225
RAM: 1GB
ROM:4GB
BATTERY (mAh):2000

5. HUAWEI ASCEND P2

ModelHuawei Ascend P2
Release Date: 2013
OS:Android 4.1.2
Display:4.7” IPS LCD
CAMERA:13MP
Chipset:Kirin K3V2
CPU:QUAD-CORE 1.5GHz Cortex
GPU:VIVANTE GC4000
RAM: 1GB
ROM:16GB
BATTERY (mAh):2420

6. HUAWEI ASCEND P6

ModelHuawei Ascend P6
Release Date: 2013
OS:Android 4.2.2
Display:4.7” IPS LCD
CAMERA:8MP
Chipset:Kirin K3V2
CPU:QUAD-CORE 1.5GHz Cortex
GPU:VIVANTE GC4000
RAM: 2GB
ROM:8/16GB
BATTERY (mAh):2000

7. HUAWEI ASCEND P6S

ModelHuawei Ascend P6S
Release Date: 2014
OS:Android 4.2.2
Display:4.7” IPS LCD
CAMERA:8MP
Chipset:Kirin K3V2
CPU:QUAD-CORE 1.6GHz
GPU:VIVANTE GC4000
RAM: 2GB
ROM:16GB
BATTERY (mAh):2000

8. HUAWEI ASCEND P7 Mini

ModelHuawei Ascend P7 Mini
Release Date: 2014
OS:Android 4.3
Display:4.5” TFT
CAMERA:8MP
Chipset:Snapdragon 400
CPU:QUAD-CORE 1.2GHz Cortex
GPU:Adreno 305
RAM: 1GB
ROM:8GB
BATTERY (mAh):2000

9. HUAWEI ASCEND P7 & P7 Sapphire Edition

ModelHuawei Ascend P7
Release Date: 2014
OS:Android 4.4.2
Display:5.0” IPS LCD
CAMERA:13MP
Chipset:Kirin 910T
CPU:QUAD-CORE 1.8GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali 450MP4
RAM: 2GB
ROM:16GB
BATTERY (mAh):2500

10. HUAWEI ASCEND P8 Lite

ModelHuawei Ascend P8 Lite
Release Date: 2015
OS:Android 4.4.2
Display:5.0.2” IPS LCD
CAMERA:13MP
Chipset:Kirin 620
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.2GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali 450MP4
RAM: 2GB
ROM:16GB
BATTERY (mAh):2200

11. HUAWEI ASCEND P8 

ModelHuawei Ascend P8 Lite
Release Date: 2015
OS:Android 4.4.2
Display:5.0.2” IPS NEO LCD
CAMERA:13MP
Chipset:Kirin 935
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.5GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali T628MP4
RAM: 3GB
ROM:16/64GB
BATTERY (mAh):2600

12. HUAWEI ASCEND P8 MAX

ModelHuawei Ascend P8 MAX
Release Date: 2015
OS:Android 5.1.1
Display:6.8” LTPS IPS LCD
CAMERA:13MP
Chipset:Kirin 935
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.5GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali T628MP4
RAM: 3GB
ROM:64GB
BATTERY (mAh):4360

13. HUAWEI ASCEND P9

ModelHuawei Ascend P9
Release Date: 2016
OS:Android 6.0
Display:5.2” IPS NEO LCD
CAMERA:12MP
Chipset:Kirin 955
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.8GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali T880MP4
RAM: 3/4GB
ROM:32/64GB
BATTERY (mAh):3000

14. HUAWEI ASCEND P9 Lite 

ModelHuawei Ascend P9 lite 
Release Date: 2016
OS:Android 6.0
Display:5.2” IPS NEO LCD
CAMERA:13MP
Chipset:Kirin 650
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali T830MP2
RAM: 2/3GB
ROM:16GB
BATTERY (mAh):3000

15. HUAWEI ASCEND P9 Plus

ModelHuawei Ascend P9 Plus
Release Date: 2016
OS:Android 6.0
Display:5.5” SUPER AMOLED
CAMERA:12MP
Chipset:Kirin 955
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.8GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali T880MP4
RAM: 4GB
ROM:64GB
BATTERY (mAh):3400

16. HUAWEI ASCEND P8 Lite 

ModelHuawei Ascend P8 lite 
Release Date: 20167
OS:Android 7.0
Display:5.2” IPS LCD
CAMERA:12MP
Chipset:Kirin 655
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali T830MP2
RAM: 3/4GB
ROM:16/64GB
BATTERY (mAh):3000

17. HUAWEI ASCEND P10 Lite 

ModelHuawei Ascend P10 lite 
Release Date: 2017
OS:Android 7.0
Display:5.2” LTPS IPS LCD
CAMERA:12MP
Chipset:Kirin 658
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali T830MP2
RAM: 3/4GB
ROM:32/64GB
BATTERY (mAh):3000

18. HUAWEI ASCEND P10

ModelHuawei Ascend P10
Release Date: 2017
OS:Android 7.0
Display:5.2” IPS NEO LCD
CAMERA:20MP
Chipset:Kirin 960
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.8GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G71 MP8
RAM: 3/4GB
ROM:32/64GB
BATTERY (mAh):3200

19. HUAWEI ASCEND P10 plus 

ModelHuawei Ascend P10 Plus
Release Date: 2017
OS:Android 7.0
Display:5.5” IPS NEO LCD
CAMERA:20MP
Chipset:Kirin 960
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.8GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G71 MP8
RAM: 4/6GB
ROM:64/128GB
BATTERY (mAh):3750

20. HUAWEI ASCEND P9 Lite Mini

ModelHuawei Ascend P9 Lite Mini
Release Date: 2017
OS:Android 7.0
Display:5.5” IPS LCD
CAMERA:13MP
Chipset:Snapdragon 425
CPU:QUAD-CORE 1.4GHz Cortex
GPU:ADRENO 308
RAM: 2GB
ROM:16GB
BATTERY (mAh):3020

21. HUAWEI P SMART

ModelHuawei P SMART
Release Date: 2017
OS:Android 8.0
Display:5.65” IPS LCD
CAMERA:13MP
Chipset:Kirin 659
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali T830MP2
RAM: 3/4GB
ROM:32/64GB
BATTERY (mAh):3000

22. HUAWEI P20 LITE

ModelHuawei P20 LITE
Release Date: 2018
OS:Android 8.0
Display:5.85” LTPS IPS LCD
CAMERA:16MP
Chipset:Kirin 659
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali T830MP2
RAM: 4GB
ROM:32/64/128GB
BATTERY (mAh):3000

23. HUAWEI P20

ModelHuawei P20
Release Date: 2018
OS:Android 8.1
Display:5.8” LTPS IPS LCD
CAMERA:20+12MP
Chipset:Kirin 970
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.8GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G72MP12
RAM: 4/6GB
ROM:64/128GB
BATTERY (mAh):3400

24. HUAWEI P20 PRO

ModelHuawei P20 PRO
Release Date: 2018
OS:Android 8.1
Display:6.1” OLED
CAMERA:40+12MP
Chipset:Kirin 970
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.8GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G72MP12
RAM: 6/8GB
ROM:64/128/256GB
BATTERY (mAh):4000

25. HUAWEI P SMART PLUS

ModelHuawei P SMART +
Release Date: 2018
OS:Android 9.0
Display:6.21” LTPS IPS LCD
CAMERA:24+8MP
Chipset:Kirin 710
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G51MP4
RAM: 3GB
ROM:64GB
BATTERY (mAh):3400

26. HUAWEI P SMART 2019

ModelHuawei P SMART 2019
Release Date: 2019
OS:Android 890
Display:6.21” LTPS IPS LCD
CAMERA:13+8MP
Chipset:Kirin 710
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G51-MP4
RAM: 3GB
ROM:32/64GB
BATTERY (mAh):3400

27. HUAWEI P30

ModelHuawei P30
Release Date: 2019
OS:Android 9.0
Display:6.1” OLED
CAMERA:40+12+8MP
Chipset:Kirin 980
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.95GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G73MP10
RAM: 8GB
ROM:64/128/256GB
BATTERY (mAh):3650

28. HUAWEI P30 PRO  

ModelHuawei P30 PRO
Release Date: 2019
OS:Android 9.0
Display:6.47” OLED
CAMERA:40+12+8MP
Chipset:Kirin 980
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.95GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G73MP10
RAM: 6/8GB
ROM:128/256/512GB
BATTERY (mAh):4200

29. HUAWEI P30 LITE

ModelHuawei P30 LITE  
Release Date: 2019
OS:Android 9.0
Display:6.15” LTPS IPS LCD
CAMERA:40+12+8MP
Chipset:Kirin 710
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G51-MP4
RAM: 4/8GB
ROM:64/128/256GB
BATTERY (mAh):3340

30. HUAWEI SMART Z

ModelHuawei P SMART Z
Release Date: 2019
OS:Android 9.0
Display:6.59” LTPS IPS LCD
CAMERA:40+12+8MP16 MP POP-UP
Chipset:Kirin 710F
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G51-MP4
RAM: 8GB
ROM:64GB
BATTERY (mAh):4000

31. HUAWEI P20 LITE 2019

ModelHuawei P20 LITE 2019
Release Date: 2019
OS:Android 9.0
Display:6.4” LTPS IPS LCD
CAMERA:40+12+8MP24 Dot Nord Display camera
Chipset:Kirin 710
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G51-MP4
RAM: 4GB
ROM:64/128GB
BATTERY (mAh):4000

32. HUAWEI P SMART PRO 2019

ModelHuawei P SMART PRO 2019
Release Date: 2019
OS:Android 9.0
Display:6.59” LTPS IPS LCD
CAMERA:48+24+13+8MP48 MP UNDER DISPLAY CAMERA
Chipset:Kirin 710F
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G51-MP4
RAM: 6GB
ROM:64/128GB
BATTERY (mAh):4000

33. HUAWEI P30 LITE New Edition

ModelHuawei P30 LITE New edition
Release Date: 2019
OS:Android 9.0
Display:6.15” IPS LCD
CAMERA:40+12+8MP24 Dot Notch Display camera
Chipset:Kirin 710
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G51-MP4
RAM: 6GB
ROM:256GB
BATTERY (mAh):3340

34. HUAWEI P40 LITE

ModelHuawei P40 LITE 
Release Date: 2020
OS:Android 10
Display:6.4” LTPS IPS LCD
CAMERA:48+12+8+2MP48MP UNDER DISPLAY CAMERA
Chipset:Kirin 810
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.88GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G52-MP6
RAM: 6GB
ROM:128GB
BATTERY (mAh):4200

35. HUAWEI P40 LITE E

ModelHuawei P40 LITE E
Release Date: 2020
OS:Android 9.0
Display:6.39” IPS LCD
CAMERA:48+12+8+2MP48MP UNDER DISPLAY CAMERA
Chipset:Kirin 710F
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G52-MP6
RAM: 4GB
ROM:64GB
BATTERY (mAh):4000

36. HUAWEI P40 

ModelHuawei P40 LITE E
Release Date: 2020
OS:Android 10
Display:6.1” OLED
CAMERA:48+12+8+2MP50MP UNDER DISPLAY CAMERA
Chipset:Kirin 9905G
CPU:OCTA-CORE 2.36GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G76-MP16
RAM: 6/8GB
ROM:128/256GB
BATTERY (mAh):3800

37. HUAWEI P40 Pro and P40 PRO +

ModelHuawei P40 Pro & P40 PRO +
Release Date: 2020
OS:Android 10
Display:6.58” OLED
CAMERA:64+24+13+8MP50MP UNDER DISPLAY CAMERA
Chipset:Kirin 9905G
CPU:OCTA-CORE 2.36GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G76-MP16
RAM: 8GB
ROM:128/256/512GB
BATTERY (mAh):4200

38. HUAWEI P SMART 2020

ModelHuawei P SMART
Release Date: 2020
OS:Android 9.0
Display:6.21” ITPS IPS LCD
CAMERA:64+24+13MP13MP DOT NOTCH DISPLAY CAMERA
Chipset:Kirin 71F
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.7GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G51-MP4
RAM: 4GB
ROM:128GB
BATTERY (mAh):3400

39. HUAWEI P30 Pro NEW EDITION

ModelHuawei P30 Pro NEW EDITION
Release Date: 2020
OS:Android 10
Display:6.47” OLED
CAMERA:64+24+13+8MP40MP DOT NOTCH DISPLAY CAMERA
Chipset:Kirin 980
CPU:OCTA-CORE 1.92GHz Cortex
GPU:Mali G76-MP10
RAM: 8GB
ROM:256GB
BATTERY (mAh):4200

Final Words

This is the complete evolution story of Huawei P Series smartphones. all the smartphones mentioned it’s own features and uniqueness. Beside P series there are also other series of Huawei. We are clear here that all the information given above are just to provide an information of P Series smartphones from Huawei.