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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-09-12 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 346 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 3.52 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 lite is a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 X, having a 76.2 score against 75.6. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS, but Huawei Mate 20 lite has an older 8.1 Oreo version while Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei Mate 20 lite is a way lighter and a bit thinner cellphone than Huawei Mate 20 X, even when both were released only a couple months apart.
The Huawei Mate 20 X counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 20 X also has a greater amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a greater camera than Huawei Mate 20 X, and although they both have a same size aperture and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has better 60 frames per second video frame rate. The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a greater storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 20 X has superior battery life than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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