Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Honor 600 Lite 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 20 Pro Manufactured in November, 2018, with display 6.39 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Honor 600 Lite 5G, Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7100 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor 600 Lite 5G
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 189g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6520mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Honor 600 Lite 5G
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.39 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1200x2600 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 538 ppi 434 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 660 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 87.9 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
Honor 600 Lite 5G
n/a
sRGB gamut99.1 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)245 Hzn/a
Response time4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.8 mm (6.21 in) 157.43 mm (6.2 in)
Width 72.3 mm (2.85 in) 75.35 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 7.34 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP66
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Black
- Gold
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %
Honor 600 Lite 5G
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Honor 600 Lite 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 MediaTek Dimensity 7100 Elite
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Yes n/a
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G610 MP2
GPU Cores 360 128
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 256 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Honor 600 Lite 5G
989
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Honor 600 Lite 5G
3024
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)933989
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23833024
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a2253
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
Honor 600 Lite 5G
774370
CPU192149322567
GPU158975104245
Memory112523168869
UX126437178689
NanoReview Score590084774370
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Honor 600 Lite 5G
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.8 °Cn/a
Stability48 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2480n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Honor 600 Lite 5G
n/a
Writing score10968n/a
Web score6821n/a
Video editing5781n/a
Data manipulation7579n/a
NanoReview Score8592n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 16
OS Size 15.2 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 10.1 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 6520 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Qi (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:00 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Honor 600 Lite 5G
n/a
Web Browsing07:46 hn/a
Video Playback11:44 hn/a
Games04:55 hn/a
Standby Mode98 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix40 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length25 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX600n/a
Sensor size1/1.731/1.67 (0.6)
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length80 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix20 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.7n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Honor 600 Lite 5G
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Honor 600 Lite 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Honor 600 Lite 5G
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 5632x4224 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture f/2 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Honor 600 Lite 5G
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115
Honor 600 Lite 5G
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)n/a
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB
Honor 600 Lite 5G
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2018 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date November, 2018 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1050 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 300
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 45 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 600 Lite 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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