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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-09-12 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 has a score of 76.2, which is just a bit better than Lumia 950's 74.1 overall score. The Huawei Mate 20 lite body is a lot newer and a little bit thinner than Lumia 950's, but it is also somewhat heavier. Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo operating system, and Lumia 950 works with Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a more powerful processing unit than Lumia 950, because it has 7 more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. Microsoft Lumia 950 counts with a much better looking display than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and a greater display density.
Huawei Mate 20 lite features a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Lumia 950, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Microsoft Lumia 950 takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for shooting images or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the Microsoft Lumia 950 also counts with a much higher (4K) video quality.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with superior battery life than Lumia 950, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity.
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