Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-12 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.35 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has an overall score of 76.5, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi A1's score of 75. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) construction is newer than Xiaomi Mi A1's, but it's thicker and just a little bit heavier. Both devices in this review include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System).
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi A1. They have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. The Xiaomi Mi A1 counts with a bit better display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a bit higher display pixels density.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has more internal memory capacity. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with improved battery life than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Mi A1 takes clearer videos and photos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a back-facing camera with lot less megapixels and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for shooting images or video in low light environments, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video resolution.
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