Huawei Mate20 Lite (Single SIM) 64 GB 6.3-Inch Android 8.0, SIM-Free Smartphone - UK Version, Black, Huawei Mate 20 Lite Black

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The Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro share a similar design, with a metal frame and glass backing, and a patterned "Hyper Optical" finish with various color options, designed to improve grip and reduce susceptibility to fingerprint smudging.

It doesn’t get eye-searingly bright, but it was plenty bright enough for outdoor usage in our experience. As such, the devices utilise a hybrid SIM tray where the second slot can be used for either expanded storage or a second SIM card. This chipset is not quite as quick as the Snapdragon 660, though its energy efficiency may be better due to the 12nm manufacturing. The cameras were noted as having similar quality to the P20 Pro and a macro mode, but the removal of the monochrome sensor was lamented, and the cameras were panned for overly aggressive AI enhancements and a sometimes "crunchy" appearance due to excessive sharpness.Since the ban, however, Huawei has revealed that it will be bringing the Android Q update to the Mate 20 Lite, in addition to “popular current devices”, despite the ongoing trade ban. Every now and then, an animation will stutter, or something will take just a little bit longer than it should and it takes the sheen off of the experience slightly.

and inherits most features of the Mate 10, plus others like fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, and camera setup with phase detection autofocus. There’s no splash resistance or wireless charging, but that’s par for the course for a mid-range device. Transfer speeds are fast, with our test device outscoring all our comparison devices overall in AndroBench 3-5. In spite of paying attention and showing great sensitivity when providing the information, we can not guarantee 100% accuracy. Both cameras should take good photos in low-light conditions, but the rear-facing sensor’s wider aperture will allow it to capture more light than its front-facing counterpart.You still get notifications, signal strength and battery life appearing in the blacked out area, for instance, as if the bezel was part of your display. Framerates vary over a loop of 30 run-throughs as demonstrated by the included screenshot, but performance remains consistent overall. It’s got USB Type-C, NFC — something a lot of users will be happy to see — FM radio, a headphone jack, and a fingerprint sensor.