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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-09-12 | -- |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.36 |
| 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 Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has an overall score of 77.7, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 20 lite's 76.2 global score. Both of these devices work with the same Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is a a bit lighter phone than Huawei Mate 20 lite, but both of them have the same thickness.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a display that's just as good as Huawei Mate 20 lite's display, and although the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2280 and a just a bit less pixels per screen inch, they both have a display of the same size. The Huawei Mate 20 lite features a greater storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features just a little better performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite takes a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a back camera with a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution and a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for shooting photos and video in low light situations, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because it has a 3750mAh battery size instead of 3350mAh.
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