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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-09-12 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 20 lite is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with a 76.2 score against 75.8. Although Huawei Mate 20 lite is a little heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it's just a bit thinner and also newer. Huawei Mate 20 lite features a little faster CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 20 lite and Galaxy A5 (2017) count with quite similar screens, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of screen. The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a more MP back-facing camera, higher video frame rate and a bigger camera aperture to take better captures in low light situations.
Huawei Mate 20 lite has better battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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