Huawei Mate 20 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy S23+ Comparison and Differences
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Huawei Mate 20 Lite
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Samsung Galaxy S23+
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Huawei Mate 20 Lite or Samsung Galaxy S23+ Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei Mate 20 Lite | Samsung Galaxy S23+ | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, August | 2023, February 01 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.3 x 75.3 x 7.6 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.96 in | 157.8 x 76.2 x 7.6 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 3 in | |
| Weight | 172 g | 6.07 oz | 196 g | 6.91 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, aluminum body | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Sapphire Blue, Black, Platinum gold | Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime | |
| Battery | 3750 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 4700 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 300 EUR | 1200 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPS IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.3" in | 6.6" in | |
| Screen area | 97.4 cm2 | 105.3 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 81.7% | 87.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 409 PPI | 393 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | ||
| Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1750 nits (peak) -1200 nits (HBM) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 20 MP, Dual | 50 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -20 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), PDAF -2 MP, depth sensor |
-50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video |
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| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 133 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 129 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 137 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 2 MP, depth sensor |
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2 | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | |
| Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
| GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 | Adreno 740 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1539495 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 382287 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 606289 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 284771 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 382287 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 1270654 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 171368 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 323 | 1867 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 924 | 4950 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 398 | 8690 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4462 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 331 | 1388 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1317 | 4875 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1550 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5409 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4050 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SNE-LX1 DS, SNE-LX3 DS, INE-LX2) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SNE-LX1, SNE-LX3 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SNE-LX2 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SNE-LX1 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SNE-LX2, INE-LX2 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700) - SNE-LX3 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes (SNE-LX1 only) | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.45 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W |
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -Ultra Wideband (UWB) support - Fast charging 45W, 65% in 30 min -Power Delivery 3.0 -Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA) -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance |
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