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| Global Score | |
| 68.7 | 75.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-01-08 | 2018-03-19 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 305.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| 64-bit (Single-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 Lite has a score of 75.4, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2016)'s overall score of 68.7. Huawei P20 Lite is a a little bit lighter phone than the Galaxy A5 (2016), but they are equally thin. Galaxy A5 (2016) features a little sharper screen than Huawei P20 Lite, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a just a little worse pixels density and a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
The Huawei P20 Lite has a superior processor than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Huawei P20 Lite features a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 256 GB and more internal storage.
Huawei P20 Lite features a little longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 3000mAh battery size against 2900mAh. Huawei P20 Lite has a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking pictures or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a better 16 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
Huawei P20 Lite is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper, making this phone an obvious call.
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