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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-10-01 | 2018-09-12 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 319 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 20 lite is a little bit better than Xperia XZ1 Compact, getting a 76.2 score against 74.6. The Huawei Mate 20 lite is a newer and somewhat thinner cellphone than Xperia XZ1 Compact, but it is also somewhat heavier. The Huawei Mate 20 lite features a little more vivid screen than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution, a way larger screen and a better count of pixels per display inch.
Huawei Mate 20 lite features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Xperia XZ1 Compact counts with a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite. Both have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount.
Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact shoots slightly better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a lesser MP resolution camera and a smaller camera aperture which is not good for taking photographs and/or video in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video quality.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a 39 percent bigger battery size.
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