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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-05-07 | 2018-09-12 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 186.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a has a general score of 78.8, which is slightly better than Huawei Mate 20 lite's score of 76.2. Google Pixel 3a's body is somewhat lighter but just a little bit thicker than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and both were only released 8 months apart. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Google Pixel 3a has the older 11 version and Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo.
The Google Pixel 3a has a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit lower 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a bit better pixels amount per display inch. Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 20 lite has a little faster processing unit than Google Pixel 3a. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores. The Google Pixel 3a counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a much lower resolution back-facing camera, and they both have a same size aperture, the Google Pixel 3a also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has better battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 25% bigger battery capacity.
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