Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-03-19 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| $ 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 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.56 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy C5 has an overall score of 76.4, which is slightly better than Huawei P20 Lite's 75.4 overall score. Both phones we compare here come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy C5 has an older 6.0 Marshmallow version while Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo. Even though the Samsung Galaxy C5 is older than Huawei P20 Lite, it's body is thinner and a bit lighter.
Huawei P20 Lite has just a bit better performance than Galaxy C5. Both have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. Huawei P20 Lite counts with a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2280px, a quite bigger screen and a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy C5 features a camera that is very similar to Huawei P20 Lite's camera, and although the Samsung Galaxy C5 has a larger camera aperture to take better low light photos, they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same resolution back-facing camera.
The Huawei P20 Lite counts with a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy C5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei P20 Lite also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 256 GB. Huawei P20 Lite counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy C5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size.
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