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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-21 | 2018-09-12 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.32 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 little bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5G, having a general score of 76.2 against 75.7. These phones have Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 20 lite has newer 8.1 Oreo version while nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10, so it offers some additional features. Huawei Mate 20 lite's construction is extremely thinner and lighter than the nubia Red Magic 5G, despite of the fact that it was released around 20 months before.
Nubia Red Magic 5G counts with just a little better performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has more RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 5G has a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a just a little lower pixels density, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the nubia Red Magic 5G also counts with a quite bigger screen.
The nubia Red Magic 5G features a way better camera than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a way better resolution camera in the back and a lot better (4K) video resolution. The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a bigger storage for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 5G has superior battery performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a 20% bigger battery capacity.
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