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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-03-19 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite's overall score of 75.4. Although it's the best in this review, the Galaxy A5 (2017) is an older, a little heavier and just a little bit thicker phone than Huawei P20 Lite. Huawei P20 Lite has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P20 Lite also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei P20 Lite has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a quite larger display, a just a little higher display pixels density and a slightly higher 1080 x 2280 pixels resolution. The Huawei P20 Lite counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei P20 Lite also has 64 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a battery life that's just as good as the battery performance in Huawei P20 Lite. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit better camera than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have a back camera with a 16 mega-pixels, the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a larger camera aperture for better photos and video in low-light situations.
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