Huawei Mate 20 Lite vs P20 Lite vs Honor Play | Side-by-side

We compare Huawei's Mate 20 Lite with the P20 Lite, plus the Honor Play - what's the difference between these EMUI smartphones and which is best for camera tech, specs, speed, battery life and beyond?

The Mate 20 Lite is the first of Huawei's new Mate 20 smartphone series to launch in the UK. Here we stack it against the earlier P20 Lite which launched in May 2018, as well as the fresh new Honor Play (Player Edition).

The Mate 20 Lite and Honor Play are very similar - 6.3-inch screen, 3750mAh battery and EMUI 8.2. However, the Honor Play boasts stronger performance, while the new Mate offers two dual-lens cameras, one front and one back. The P20 Lite is the most basic speed-wise, and more compact than the others - although the battery life is still strong.

Which of these Huawei/Honor mobiles are you most tempted by? Let us know in the comments below and check out my Mate 20 Lite unboxing over at Recombu - and my 24 hour review here on Tech Spurt. Subscribe for more on the very best Huawei and Honor Phones!

[nakic]

Why is emui different on honor phones? Even it is same version and same name, like on top of settings on honor there is cyan colored bar and on huawei its white? And animations while leaving apps are different. Why?

[NayNayx]

Just got my mate 20 lite and it's brilliant and the battery life is immense.

[highroadtohell]

Amazing review, thank you! Just what I needed.. just deciding between p20 lite and honor play now, you've given me lots to think about :)

[padidazg.]

You got a subscriber. Magnificent comparison.

[jorimvanhoovels]

I have a little question, what is the best phone at the moment? I would like to buy me a new phone, but I don’t know wich one. I was considering the Huawei Mate 20, is this a good choise?

[AkashSharma-mqwg]

Does honor play have inbuilt call recording option ?

[hjkfdfjfhjjfghjf]

Здравствуйте спасибо за информацию, подскажите пожалуйста, защитное стекло на mate 20 lite и honor play взаимозаменяемы ?!

[arishrajpot]

Is there video stabilisation feature in mate 20 lite phone??

[Harry-lyld]

I have recently been watching some of your videos and I have to admit that you have amazing wall papers

[MrLuiz]

well done, exactly what I was looking for, you've done a professional job and I'm just letting you know :)

[ix]

Pls make a video for available cases for this devices💕 love you videos

[kazutokirigaya]

Thanks Chris even though I'm late this really helps now 👍

[maltepeal]

Cheers mate, that' helped big times!

[abdelkhaliqahmad]

please make a camera comparison and compare the picture of each

[benlewis]

What's the default theme called? Pictured at 0.49.

[TheFaisalq]

I live in uk bought my mum p20 lite and its had a software update which allows you to hide the notch 👍🏼

[araswi]

Good evening. Could you please tell me where did you get that wallpaper? Amazing review by the way!

[TheUsmanHabib]

which colour/ design/model are you using of honor play

[micheals]

Which gets better battery life? The honor play or mate 20 lite? Both of them are the same price atm and I'd rather have a longer battery life. The honor play has a more powerful CPU but its on a smaller 10nm process

[haroonikhan]

Which mobile I buy Motorola model and honor model please reply