Huawei Mate 20 Lite vs. Google Pixel 6a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 Lite and Google Pixel 6a. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 20 Lite vs. Google Pixel 6a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 6a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - G1AZG
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.3 mm 152.2 mm Huawei Mate 20 Lite has greater height than Google Pixel 6a.
Width 75.3 mm 71.8 mm Huawei Mate 20 Lite has greater width than Google Pixel 6a.
Depth 7.6 mm 8.9 mm Huawei Mate 20 Lite is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Weight 172 g 178 g Huawei Mate 20 Lite is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Body Colour Black Chalk | Charcoal | Sage
Body Material - Tactile alloy frame, 3D thermoformed composite back
Protection - Water-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 6a is waterproof.
IP rating - IP67
Repairability Index - 6.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.13 W/kg (body), 0.46 W/kg (head) 1.31 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 6a
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.134" Huawei Mate 20 Lite has larger screen size than Google Pixel 6a.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 6a has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 409 ppi 429 ppi Google Pixel 6a has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 100000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 6a has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 60 Hz
Display Features FullView Display Always-on display, Now Playing, High brightness mode, At a Glance, Smooth Display (up to 60 Hz)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 6a
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 710 - with i7 Google Tensor - with Titan M2 security
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 20 Lite has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G51 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 6a
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 6 GB Google Pixel 6a has more RAM than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 6a has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 6a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 Lite has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 6a.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.7 Google Pixel 6a has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Field of View (FoV) - 77 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 6a has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Digital Zoom - 7x
Special Effects HDR -
HDR Mode - Live HDR+
Camera Modes - Panorama, portrait mode, Night Sight, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom, Frequent Faces, Cinematic Pan, Motion Mode, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, Portrait Light, Motion autofocus, Astrophotography timelapse
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Huawei Mate 20 Lite has face detection.
White Balance - Custom
Light Source LED light Flash
Video Resolutions Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 480 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Dual Camera Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Stereo Recording, Wind Noise Filter, Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Dual Exposure Controls, 4K Timelapse with stabilisation, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilisation, 4K Locked video stabilisation, 1080p Active video stabilisation, Fused video stabilisation, speech enhancement
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Google Pixel 6a has better second camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 114 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.25 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Lens correction
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 Lite has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 6a.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 2 Megapixel -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 6a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 4410 mAh Google Pixel 6a has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Fast Charging Technology - Power Delivery 3.0 Google Pixel 6a has fast charging technology.
Run Time Details - Mixed usage: up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage (Extreme Battery Saver): up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 6a
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 6a has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.1 Oreo Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 6a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, VoWiFi EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n66, n71, n77, n78, n40, n25, n12, n48, n30
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12, TDD 3500, FDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 6a
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 6a
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features - Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Extreme power saving mode, Noise suppression, Fast Charging, ARCore, 5 years of Security Updates
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 6a
Included Accessories Headset, screen protection film, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards - IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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