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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-12 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Cyber shade |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC 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 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a global score of 76.2, which is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 3S's global score of 75.8. These devices have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 20 lite has the older 8.1 Oreo version and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei Mate 20 lite's body is much thinner and somewhat lighter than the nubia Red Magic 3S, despite of the fact that it was released around 13 months before.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a display that's very similar to the screen in Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although the nubia Red Magic 3S has a bit lower count of pixels per display inch, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a little bit larger display.
Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a little better performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has more RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 3S features more storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features better battery duration than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh. The nubia Red Magic 3S takes greater videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a much higher video resolution, a much higher resolution back camera and a bigger diafragm aperture.
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