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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-30 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 P20 Lite (2019) is a bit better than the HTC U12 Life, having a 76.5 score against 74.4. These devices have Android OS, but Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and HTC U12 Life has Android 8.1 Oreo version, providing some nice extra features. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) is a a little bit heavier phone than HTC U12 Life, but both of them are equally thin.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a display that is very similar to HTC U12 Life's screen, because although the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a little inferior quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2310 pixels resolution and a little bit larger display. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a little bit better processing power than HTC U12 Life. Both of them have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games than HTC U12 Life, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity. HTC U12 Life shoots clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have a same resolution camera, the HTC U12 Life also counts with a way higher video quality.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has just a little better battery lifetime than HTC U12 Life, because it has an 11% greater battery size.
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