Huawei P20 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A7 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P20 Lite
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Samsung Galaxy A7
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Huawei P20 Lite or Samsung Galaxy A7 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P20 Lite | Samsung Galaxy A7 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, March | 2015, January | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm | 5.85 x 5.85 x 2.8 in | 151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 3 in | |
| Weight | 145 g | 5.11 oz | 141 g | 4.97 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back | Aluminum frame, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Klein Blue, Sakura Pink, Midnight Black | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold | |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G) Music play - Up to 54 h |
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| Approximate price | 240 EUR | 300 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPS IPS LCD | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.84" in | 5.5" in | |
| Screen area | 85.1 cm2 | 83.4 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 80.5% | 72.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2280 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 432 PPI | 401 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 16 MP, Dual | 13 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -16 MP, f/2.2, 1.0µm, PDAF -2 MP, depth sensor |
-13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1.12µm 24 MP, f/2.0 (AL00 for India; TL00 for China) |
5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8 | Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop) | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) - A700F |
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| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - A700FD -Octa-core (4x1.8 Cortex-A15 GHz & 4x1.3 Cortex-A7 GHz) - A700F |
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| GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 | Adreno 405 - A700FD Mali-T628 MP6 - A700F |
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| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB (China, Malaysia) | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 111971 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 209 | 315 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 774 | 839 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 257 | 453 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 905 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 191 | 296 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 879 | 973 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 925 | 568 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 3632 | 1471 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 3067 | 1984 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A700FD, A700F -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A700F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - A700FD |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (LX2/LX3) or a/b/g/n/ac (LX1/LX2J), WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | |
| NFC | Yes (LX1 only) | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head) 0.80 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | FM radio, RDS, recording | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro (except LX2, AL00), proximity, compass | - Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W |
- ANT+ -S-Voice |
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| Versions |
- Versions: P20 lite (Global); Nova 3e (China, Malaysia) |
- Versions: A700F (EMEA), A700FD (Malaysia, Pakistan), A700K/A700S/A700L (Korea) |
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