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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2022-11-01 | 2018-09-12 |
| 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, Stardust Purple and White | Black, Blue and Gold |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.77 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Huawei Mate 20 lite is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, getting a 76.2 score against 75.7. Both phones in this review include Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 20 lite has a newer 8.1 Oreo version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has Android 12 version, providing the user a couple additional features. Huawei Mate 20 lite is an older phone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, but it is a bit thinner and a little lighter anyway.
Huawei Mate 20 lite has a lot better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro features a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a quite lower screen pixel density, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bit bigger screen.
Huawei Mate 20 lite features a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has improved battery duration than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a 33 percent more battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro shoots way better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing pictures or videos in low light environments, it also counts with a back facing camera with lot more megapixels and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
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