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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-07-19 | 2018-09-12 |
| 6.94 x 3.44 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 350 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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 509 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.2 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 20 lite is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi Max 3, having a 76.2 score against 74.9. Both of these devices come with the same Android 8.1 Oreo OS (Operating System), so they should give you the same OS features. Huawei Mate 20 lite's body is lighter and a little thinner than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, even though they were released only a couple months apart.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little greater pixel count per inch of display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340. Huawei Mate 20 lite has a slightly bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a little bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi Max 3. They have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM. Xiaomi Mi Max 3 counts with a very superior battery performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a 47% more battery capacity. The Huawei Mate 20 lite features a camera that's very similar to the camera in Xiaomi Mi Max 3, and although the Huawei Mate 20 lite has higher 60 fps video frame rates, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and videos and a camera in the back with a lot better resolution, they both have the same video definition.
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