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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-03 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 218.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has an overall score of 76.5, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5c's 72.4 score. Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s design is much newer, but thicker and a lot heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 5c. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Mi 5c has Android 7.1 Nougat, so it offers a couple additional features.
Xiaomi Mi 5c has a bit sharper screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better pixel density. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) and Xiaomi Mi 5c both have really similar processing units, and although the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has 1 GB more RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s camera is just as good as the camera in Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and video in low light situations, they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 40 percent bigger battery size.
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