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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-01 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has an overall score of 76.5, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)'s 74.9 score. Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s design is incredibly newer and somewhat lighter, but also thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016). The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has 1 GB more RAM.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2310 pixels, a bit larger screen and a bit more pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy A9 (2016) has a slightly better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a lower 13 MP resolution back-facing camera and a tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 256 GB. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a battery lifetime that's very similar to Galaxy A9 (2016)'s battery life.
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