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 Lite
Huawei Mate 20 Lite
Huawei Mate 20 Lite
Huawei Mate 20 Lite
Huawei Mate 20 Lite
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Summary

Spec Score

80%
75%
87%

Release Date

31 Jan, 2020
30 Jan, 2020
06 Oct, 2026

Performance
HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2224 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1260x2750 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 (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera
24 MP
24 MP + 2 MP
50 MP

Battery
4000 mAh
3750 mAh
7200 mAh
Rapid Charging
N/A
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.0/10
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Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Premium, good looking design
  • Reliable battery life
  • Versatile cameras

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Performance needs improvement
  • Low-light photography is weak

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
1,356,175
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
18h 36m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Oct 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 980
HiSilicon Kirin 710
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB
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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

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

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
Adreno 722

RAM

4 GB
4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
1,356,175

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
27.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
1,832
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1080x2224 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 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
20:9

Pixel Density

379 ppi
409 ppi
459 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89 %
81.56 %
90.85 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

158.2 mm
158.3 mm
157.52 mm

Width

77.2 mm
75.3 mm
74.33 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
7.6 mm
7.69 mm

Weight

188 grams
172 grams
203 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Optical Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length S5KHP5
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

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 Dual-color 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)
Film Camera
SuperMoon

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length
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
3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3750 mAh
7200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Rapid Charging
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
18h 36m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
1h 41s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 3.1

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/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / 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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / 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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

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 Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

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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