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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-06-25 | 2018-09-12 |
| 6.30 x 2.91 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Amber Red, Emerald Green, Frost Crystal and Midnight Black | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 670, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 17.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 20 lite is slightly better than Honor 50, getting a global score of 76.2 against 74.5. Both devices in this review include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 20 lite has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version while Honor 50 has Android 11. The Huawei Mate 20 lite is a just a bit lighter device than Honor 50, but both are equally thin.
Honor 50 has just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have 8 cores, the Honor 50 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a bit more vivid display than Honor 50, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also counts with a quite better pixels quantity per inch in the display.
The Honor 50 captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for shooting pictures and video in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a way more MP camera in the back and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a quite bigger memory to install applications and games than Honor 50, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Honor 50 counts with just a little better battery duration than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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