SpecEagle review · Huawei

Huawei Mate 20 Lite review: A big-screen mid-ranger with four cameras and a glass body.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2018·$400
Overall
54/100
Class rank
#4 of 5
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

The four-camera mid-range Mate.

Mate 20 Lite paired the Kirin 710 with a quad-camera setup (dual front and rear) and a big screen, riding the flagship Mate 20's name to strong mid-range sales. Slow charging held it back, but the camera count and battery made it a popular pick before the Google-services era ended.

01Display

66/100

66/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.

TypeIPS LCD, notch
Size6.3 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.

Main20 MP, f/1.8 + 2 MP depth
Selfie24 MP + 2 MP
Video1080p

03Performance

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2018 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetKirin 710 (12 nm)
RAM4 / 6 GB
Storage64 GB · microSD

04Battery

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2018.

Capacity3,750 mAh
Wired10 W

05Build

66/100

66/100 trails the 70-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.

06Value

64/100

64/100 trails the 66-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.

What works
  • Four cameras (front and rear dual).
  • Big 6.3" FHD+ screen.
  • Larger 3,750 mAh battery.
  • microSD + jack (with Google services).
What doesn't
  • Slow 10 W charging.
  • Kirin 710 is mid-tier.
  • 2 MP depth lenses are filler.
  • Mono speaker.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 5-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .