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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-09-12 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Blue and Gold |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 20 lite has a global score of 76.2, which is a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active's general score of 75.6. Huawei Mate 20 lite's design is a lot newer and somewhat thinner, but also just a bit heavier than Galaxy S5 Active. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Huawei Mate 20 lite has the newer 8.1 Oreo version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4, so it provides you a lot of extra features and increased performance.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has just a little better performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a better display than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better pixel density.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a back camera with more megapixels and higher 60 frames per second video frame rates. Huawei Mate 20 lite has a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
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