Huawei Honor 10X Lite vs Honor 10 Lite
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Huawei Honor 10X Lite (with HiSilicon Kirin 710A) that was released on October 29, 2020, against the Huawei Honor 10 Lite, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 710 and came out 23 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 10X Lite
- Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3400 mAh
- Shows 55% longer battery life (33:39 vs 21:39 hours)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Supports 22.5W fast charging
- Has a 0.46 inch larger screen size
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
- 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (199K versus 165K)
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- The phone is 1-year and 11-months newer
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 10 Lite
- More energy-efficient CPU – Kirin 710
- Weighs 44 grams less
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.21 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 394 ppi | 415 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 425 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.3% | 83.1% |
| RGB color space | - | 98.6% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 38.2 ms |
| Contrast | - | 805:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.7 mm (6.52 inches) | 154.8 mm (6.09 inches) |
| Width | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.3 mm (0.37 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 162 g (5.71 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A | HiSilicon Kirin 710 |
| Max. clock | 2000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Lithography process | 14 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G51 MP4 | Mali-G51 MP4 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~83.2 GFLOPS | ~225 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 73626 | 61001 |
| GPU | 29538 | 18817 |
| Memory | 43324 | 29888 |
| UX | 53572 | 55675 |
| Total score | 199905 | 165165 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | - | 84% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 493 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | - | 6277 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 3, 4, 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32, 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0) |
| ROM | Magic UI 3.1 | EMUI 12 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 9 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Charge power | 22.5 W | 10 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (46% in 30 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 1:47 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:08 hr | 06:40 hr |
| Watching video | 12:37 hr | 08:09 hr |
| Gaming | 06:25 hr | 03:33 hr |
| Standby | 127 hr | 88 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (13 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0" (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 13 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 24 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 5632 x 4224 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.9 microns |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | Micro USB |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2020 | November 2018 |
| Release date | November 2020 | February 2019 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Huawei Honor 10X Lite is definitely a better buy.
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