Our quick take

Huawei Mate 20 Lite - 3.5 / 5

Design & Display

  • 6.3-inch LTPS LCD display with notch, 81% screen-to-body ratio 19.5:9 aspect ratio with Full HD+ resolution (1080 x 2340) Glass body with gradient design, 2.5D glass screen Fingerprint scanner to the rear 158.3 x 75.3 x 7.6mm; 172g 3.5mm headphone jack

Hardware, Software & Battery Life

  • Kirin 710 processor (2.2GHz & 1.7GHz), 4GB RAM 3750mAh battery, USB-C fast charging 64GB storage with microSD expansion EMUI 8.2 skin over Android 8.1

Cameras

  • Four cameras: dual rear, dual front Rear: 20MP RGB with f/1.8 aperture  & 2MP depth sensor Front: 24MP RGB & 2MP depth sensor AI Master with 22 auto-selectable scene modes

To recap

One look at the Mate 20 Lite’s neat and tidy exterior design would suggest it’s a great phone. But it’s let down by context: the Honor Play is £100 cheaper and that phone is far more powerful and stable. Plus the whole idea of the Mate series is for powerful, top-end devices, thus the Lite is a contradiction to that very premise.