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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-04-28 | 2018-09-12 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Blue and Gold |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 realme 8 5G, getting a 76.2 score against 72. Huawei Mate 20 lite is an extremely older device than realme 8 5G, but it's just a little lighter and a little thinner anyway. Both phones we are comparing here work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Mate 20 lite has newer 8.1 Oreo version and realme 8 5G has Android 11.
Realme 8 5G and Huawei Mate 20 lite feature very similar CPUs, they have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Realme 8 5G counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a just a bit worse pixel density, it also counts with a quite larger screen and a slightly better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution.
Realme 8 5G features a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have a F1.8 aperture and the same video definition, the realme 8 5G also counts with a way more MP back facing camera. The realme 8 5G features a much greater storage to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has more internal storage and an external memory slot that holds up to 1 TB.
The realme 8 5G has improved battery performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3750mAh.
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