Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2018-09-12 | 2018-02-22 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has an overall score of 76.2, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro's global score of 75.8. Both devices we compare here work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 20 lite has a newer 8.1 Oreo version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo. Huawei Mate 20 lite is a just a little bit thinner and a bit lighter phone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, even when both of them were only released with a couple months difference.
Huawei Mate 20 lite has just a little better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Huawei Mate 20 lite features a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because it has a bit higher pixel number in each inch in the display, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little bit larger screen.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite features a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back, better video frame rates and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures and video.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro features a little longer battery life than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3750mAh.
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