Huawei Mate 20 Lite vs. Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 Lite and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE. 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. Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 Lite Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.3 mm 160.53 mm Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has greater height than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Width 75.3 mm 75.73 mm Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has greater width than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Depth 7.6 mm 6.81 mm Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Weight 172 g 158 g Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Body Colour Black Truffle black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Repairability Index - 7 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.13 W/kg (body), 0.46 W/kg (head) 0.954 W/kg (body), 0.594 W/kg (head), 1.995 W/kg (limb)
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
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 Lite Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.55" Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 409 ppi 402 ppi Huawei Mate 20 Lite has better pixel density than Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has better colour depth than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Contrast Ratio - 5000000:1
HDR - Yes Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10, HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision, Sunlight mode 3.0, Reading mode 3.0
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features FullView Display DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Dot Display, True Colour, 100% sRGB
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 Lite Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 710 - with i7 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.4 GHz Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 20 Lite has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G51 Qualcomm ADRENO 642L
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 Lite Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has more RAM than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 Lite Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Sensor Size - 1/1.97"
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.79 Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 0.7 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects HDR 8 cinematic video filters
Camera Modes - Timelapse video, AI Skyscaping, Timed burst, One-Click AI Cinema
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Huawei Mate 20 Lite has face detection.
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, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Dual Camera 4-in-1 Super Pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE 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
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 119 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/1.5"
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Tele-macro lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 4-element
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - AF (3cm-7cm)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 Lite has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.4"
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.24 Huawei Mate 20 Lite has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) - Night mode, Timelapse video, AI Beautify
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 2 Megapixel -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 Lite Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 4250 mAh Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 20 Lite.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has fast charging technology.
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 Lite Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.1 Oreo Android 11
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2 MIUI 12.5
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 Lite Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, VoWiFi FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 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 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 66
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 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
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 Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM -
Sound Enhancements - Hi-Res audio, Hi-Res audio wireless
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 Lite Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
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, digital compass, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features - Fast Charging, linear motor, Host Performance Booster (HPB) technology, Qualcomm 6th generation AI Engine, IR blaster, Heat pipe technology
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 Lite Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Included Accessories Headset, screen protection film, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, 33W charger, anti-bacterial case
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland
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