Huawei Mate 20 Lite vs. Google Pixel 7

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 Lite and Google Pixel 7. 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 7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 7
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - GVU6C
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.3 mm 155.6 mm Huawei Mate 20 Lite has greater height than Google Pixel 7.
Width 75.3 mm 73.2 mm Huawei Mate 20 Lite has greater width than Google Pixel 7.
Depth 7.6 mm 8.7 mm Huawei Mate 20 Lite is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Weight 172 g 197 g Huawei Mate 20 Lite is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Body Colour Black Obsidian
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, matte aluminum frame
Protection - Water-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 7 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 1.13 W/kg (body), 0.46 W/kg (head) 1.4 W/kg (body), 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 7
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.3" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 7 has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 409 ppi 416 ppi Google Pixel 7 has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1400 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 7 has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features FullView Display Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz), High brightness mode, At a Glance
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Fingerprint-resistant coating, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 7
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 710 - with i7 Google Tensor G2 - 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 7
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Google Pixel 7 has more RAM than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 7 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 7
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Google Pixel 7 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Sensor Size - 1/1.31"
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.85 Huawei Mate 20 Lite has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Field of View (FoV) - 82 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.2 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 7 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
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, slow motion video at 240fps, Photo Unblur, Cinematic Blur
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Huawei Mate 20 Lite has face detection.
White Balance - Custom
Light Source LED light LED 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, Audio zoom, laser detection auto focus (LDAF), HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), Dual Exposure Controls, Octa PD Quad Bayer wide camera, 4K Timelapse with stabilisation, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilisation, 4K Locked video stabilisation, 1080p Active video stabilisation, Fused video stabilisation, speech enhancement, Super Res Zoom up to 8x, Fast camera launcher, AVC (H.264), Wind noise reduction, Locked Folder
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Google Pixel 7 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 10.8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 Lite has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 7.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 20 Lite has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Field of View (Front) - 92.8 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 2 Megapixel -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 7
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 4355 mAh Google Pixel 7 has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Fast Charging Technology - Power Delivery 3.0 Google Pixel 7 has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 7 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
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 7
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 7 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.1 Oreo Android 13
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual Band GNSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 7
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, VoWiFi EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, 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 46, 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 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n40, n25, n12, n48, n30, n14
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, SDL DL 1500+, SDL DL 1500-, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12, TDD 3500, FDD 2300, n14
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11ax
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 7
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 7
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, flicker sensor, spectral sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features - MIMO technology, Three microphones, Noise suppression, Fast Charging, ARCore, Google Cast, dual stereo speakers, Battery Share function, 5 years of Security Updates, Trusty (Trusted Execution Environment), Private Compute Core, Android System Intelligence, Security hub, Built-in VPN powered by Google One, End-to-end security designed by Google, Tensor security core, anti-phishing, anti-malware protection, Live Translate
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 Lite Google Pixel 7
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 - IP68, HEARING AID M3/T3
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