Huawei Mate 20 lite vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

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launch
Announced
Status
platform
OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
Rear
Front
Video
Features
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Charging
Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
Weight
Build
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
USB
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Huawei Mate 20 lite
Price
$198.95
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-G51 MP4
DISPLAY Size: 6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
BATTERY General: Li-Ion 3750 mAh, non-removable
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
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Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
Price
$144.00
Advantages
BODY Dimensions: 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
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launch
Announced
2018, August
Status
Available. Released 2018, September
platform
OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset
Hisilicon Kirin 710
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4
camera
Rear
Dual: 20 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), PDAF 2 MP, (depth)
Front
Dual:24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9Âµm 2 MP, depth sensor
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
display
Size
6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
Technology
LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
—
Multitouch
Yes - EMUI 8.2
battery
General
Li-Ion 3750 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 18W
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
body
Dimensions
158.3 x 75.3 x 7.6 mm (6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 in)
Weight
172 g (6.07 oz, 0.38 lb)
Build
Front glass, aluminum body
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Sapphire Blue, Black, Platinum gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes (SNE-LX1 only)
Radio
FM radio
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor
Java
—
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SNE-LX1 DS, SNE-LX3 DS, INE-LX2)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SNE-LX1, SNE-LX3 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SNE-LX2
4G bands
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
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2015, December
Status
Available. Released 2015, December
platform
OS
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Exynos 7580 Octa
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 Mali-T720MP2
camera
Rear
13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, OIS, autofocus, LED flash
Front
5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1080p
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
display
Size
5.5 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
Charging
—
Talk time
About 17 h
Playing Music
About 78 h
body
Dimensions
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
Weight
172 g (6.07 oz, 0.38 lb)
Build
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black, White, Gold, Pink
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - A710F, A710M, A7100, A710Y microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - A710FD
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
microUSB v2.0
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A710F, A710Y, A710FD HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A710M
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A710F, A710FD LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700), 28(700) - A710M LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600) - A710Y
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Mate 20 lite has better GPU Mali-G51 MP4 thanks to which the user will be able to play more number of new games.

The Huawei Mate 20 lite has 4K UHD (1080 x 2340 pixels) screen resolution with 409 ppi pixel density which is more high than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) 2K HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) screen resolution with 400 ppi pixel density. It makes this model a better choice for reading books. The Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphone is easier to use as it has more portable dimensions than the Huawei Mate 20 lite: 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm versus 158.3 x 75.3 x 7.6 mm. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) model weight 172g which is 0g lighter in compare with the weight of the Huawei Mate 20 lite.

The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a better battery life as it is equipped with 3750mah battery which is 450mah bigger than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) cell. It means that this model will live for a longer time without charging.

Considering the above differences the Huawei Mate 20 lite will become the best buy. Check the lowest price on Amazon.