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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-07-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 P20 Lite (2019) is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 76.5 score against 75.8. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) is a way newer cellphone than the Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little sharper screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better pixels count per inch in the display. The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a camera that is just as good as the camera in Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a smaller aperture, they both have the same video frame rates, a 16 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has improved battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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