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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-12 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Glacier |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 8.91 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Microsoft Surface Duo is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 lite, with a 78.8 score against 76.2. Microsoft Surface Duo is a newer and much thinner phone than Huawei Mate 20 lite, although it is way heavier. These devices have Android OS, but the Microsoft Surface Duo has the older 10 version while Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a larger display and a higher 1800 x 2700 resolution. The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Microsoft Surface Duo features a little better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 20 lite takes clearer photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a back camera with a much better resolution and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures and video.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has just a bit longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 3577mAh.
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