Huawei Mate 20 Lite smartphone - pros and cons

The new Huawei Mate 20 Lite is the younger version of the flagship smartphone of the Huawei line. The device has two dual cameras and an attractive design. Consider its properties in more detail, and with them we will determine the advantages and disadvantages.

Main characteristics of a smartphone

Equipment

The package includes: the smartphone itself, a key to eject the SIM card slot, a charger, a USB Type-C charging cable, plastic earbuds and headphones.

Design

The screen is equipped with 2.5D glass and an oleophobic coating. Screen diagonal - 6.3 inches, Full HD +. On top of the IPS display is a monobrow and as a result, the screen is 81% of the front panel. The image is clearly visible in the sun. The cutout houses cameras and sensors.

The back panel is made of glass and metal, with rounded edges. In the middle of the panel there is a dual camera module and a scanner for unlocking the device through a fingerprint. The dual camera and scanner are housed in a striped block that is different from the base color of the panel. Camera lenses are voluminous and protrude above the rear panel surface.

The device is pleasant to hold in the hands, as the side edges are rounded. The Huawei Mate 20 Lite has three panel color options - blue, black and gold.

The bottom of the phone is equipped with a USB Type-C connector, microphone, speaker and headphone jack.

The right edge contains the power and volume keys.

On the left side is the card slot.

CPU

The gadget has a Kirin 710 processor, which consists of eight cores (four cores with a frequency of 2200 MHz are responsible for performance, four cores with a frequency of 1700 MHz - for energy efficiency). Suitable for games, providing a complete immersion in the atmosphere of the game. Artificial intelligence during games allocates resources in such a way that nothing distracts from the game (blocking notifications, only important ones come). Processors (image processing and digital signal processing) are also built in, allowing the camera to work more efficiently.

The Huawei Mate 20 Lite smartphone runs on Android 8.1 operating system, EMUI 8.2 shell. The built-in memory is 64 GB, and the main one is 6 GB. The maximum size that a memory card can hold is 256 GB.

Autonomy

The device received a battery with a capacity of 3750 mAh and support for fast charging. Phone charging time 2.5 hours.

The battery life with inactive use of the Internet (social networks, video, mail, etc.), as well as SMS and calls will be two days. For one day, the phone will live if you play games, watch videos and actively use the camera. There is a function of energy saving mode.

Sound

The speaker is multimedia with a high volume level. Built-in FM radio.

Communication

There is support for Dual SIM. The smartphone works on 4G networks. Artificial intelligence with adaptive communication module ensures connection stability. This is due to fast signal recovery and dynamic optimization of network performance.

HUAWEI GEO 1.5 is designed for accurate positioning. There is noise reduction technology.

Camera

The rear camera consists of two modules - 20 MP and 2 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash. The camera aperture is 1.8. With the help of artificial intelligence, shooting scenes are recognized (22 categories in total). This function allows you to change the camera settings according to a specific category, which improves the quality of your images. In the dark, the quality of photos is not significantly reduced.

The front camera also turned out to be double and consists of a main module with a resolution of 24 MP and an additional one - 2 MP. Thanks to such a selfie camera device, photos are of high quality. There is a function for creating a bokeh effect. Built-in artificial intelligence allows you to select the appropriate settings and determine the shooting scenario. There are eight scenarios in total: scene, beach, room, snow, flower, blue sky, night and plant. HDR Pro technology allows you to control the lighting in your photo. Artificial intelligence is used to ensure that colors and brightness are reproduced as naturally as possible. HDR Pro is available exclusively for front camera shots.

Additional functions

Artificial intelligence has also found application in the 3D Qmoji function. This function provides the ability to create animated pictures and videos based on facial expressions, gestures and voice of the smartphone owner. These images and videos can be shared on social media.

For online purchases, the device offers an image search function. To do this, you need to photograph or scan the object of interest and the phone will find it on the Amazon store website. To use this feature, you must download the Amazon app.

Photos in the gallery are organized according to categories, making it easy to find the images you want.

Comparison with the smartphone Huawei Nova 3

The previously released phone from Huawei has similar characteristics to the Huawei Mate 20 Lite. It is necessary to figure out how they differ. The table shows the main differences between the gadgets.

In terms of "camera" and "processor", the new product is inferior to Huawei Nova 3.

The rest of the model has the same or similar characteristics: a 3650 mAh battery, a dual front camera with 24 MP and 2 MP resolutions and aperture ratio of 2.0, an operating system and more.

Huawei Mate 20 Lite price and release date

The Mate 20 Lite won't hit the US markets. In Europe, sales of this model will begin in some countries in September, and in others only in October.

The cost in Europe is approximately 400 euros (31,000 rubles; 171,975 tenge). The competitors of Huawei Mate 20 Lite are Moto Z3 Play, Samsung Galaxy A8, Honor 10.

Output

Thus, Huawei offers its customers a smartphone that is too similar to the previous novelty Huawei Nova 3. There are some differences and the user decides how significant they are for him. The smartphone has its advantages and disadvantages, which are presented below.

Pros and cons of the new smartphone Huawei Mate 20 Lite

• attractive appearance;
• selfie camera with a dual module;
• the display occupies 81% of the size of the outer panel;
• productive processor;
• 6 GB of main memory;
• significant battery capacity;
• unlocking your phone with the front camera and artificial intelligence for increased security.

• similar in many respects to Huawei Nova 3, but in some aspects the new product is inferior;
• glass case, which is why the device is fragile.