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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.3 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-07-22 | 2018-09-12 |
| 5.48 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.26 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and Gold |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 329.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Qualcomm Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 lite is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 4, having a score of 76.2 against 75.2. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 20 lite has the newer 8.1 Oreo version and Xiaomi Mi 4 has Android 4.4.3 version, so it provides the user a lot of extra features. Even though Huawei Mate 20 lite is heavier than Xiaomi Mi 4, it's thinner and also extremely newer.
Xiaomi Mi 4 has a bit more powerful processor than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has less cpu cores and less RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. The Xiaomi Mi 4 counts with a sharper display than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Xiaomi Mi 4 takes clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a camera in the back with a much lower resolution, and they both have a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 4 also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution. The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 4, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 20 lite features better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 4, because it has a 3750mAh battery size against 3080mAh.
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