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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-07-20 |
| -- | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 6.28 ounces |
| -- | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 418 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) is a little bit better than the Xiaomi 12S, having a score of 76.5 against 72.9. These phones use Android OS, but the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi 12S has Android 12, so it counts with some nice extra features. The Xiaomi 12S features a better display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better pixels quantity in each inch of display and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has an extremely better processor than Xiaomi 12S, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi 12S, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) captures clearer photos and videos than Xiaomi 12S, although it has a back camera with a lot lower 16 MP resolution. Xiaomi 12S counts with just a little better battery performance than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
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