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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has an overall score of 76.5, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) design is newer than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it is heavier and just a little bit thicker. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has 1 GB more RAM.
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a slightly better display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher screen pixel density. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) have really similar cameras, and although the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a bigger camera aperture, they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the same 30 fps video frame rates and a 16 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33% greater battery capacity.
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