Huawei Mate 20 vs Huawei Mate 20 Lite

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Comparing the Huawei Mate 20 vs Huawei Mate 20 Lite across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate 20 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while Huawei Mate 20 Lite runs at 2.2 GHz, making Huawei Mate 20 the better performer.


Display: Huawei Mate 20 offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while Huawei Mate 20 Lite offers 6.3 inches, making Huawei Mate 20 the larger display of the two. Both Huawei Mate 20 and Huawei Mate 20 Lite feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Huawei Mate 20 Lite offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Huawei Mate 20 offers 12 MP, making Huawei Mate 20 Lite better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Huawei Mate 20 and Huawei Mate 20 Lite feature a 24 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Huawei Mate 20 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Huawei Mate 20 Lite offers 3750 mAh, making Huawei Mate 20 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Huawei Mate 20 Lite offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei Mate 20 offers 128 GB, making Huawei Mate 20 Lite the better option for storage.

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Huawei Mate 20
₹67,890
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₹29,990
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Summary

Release Date

31 Jan, 2020
30 Jan, 2020
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2224 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
8 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

24 MP
24 MP + 2 MP
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3750 mAh
6500 mAh
Rapid Charging
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 980
HiSilicon Kirin 710
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.92 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Co-Processor

N/A
i7
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP10
Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2224 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9
19.5:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

379 ppi
409 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89 %
81.56 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with notch
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

158.2 mm
158.3 mm
162.7 mm

Width

77.2 mm
75.3 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
7.6 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

188 grams
172 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
5160 x 3872 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
3750 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Rapid Charging
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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