Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 13 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2023-09-15 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 is a bit better than the Fairphone 5, with a 78.1 score against 75.5. Huawei P20 is an older phone than Fairphone 5, but Huawei was able to build it extremely lighter and noticeably thinner. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P20 has 9.0 Pie version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13.
Fairphone 5 features a slightly better screen than Huawei P20, because it has a bit higher resolution of 1224 x 2700, a little bit larger screen and a just a bit higher screen density. Fairphone 5 features a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P20, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Fairphone 5 features just a bit better processing power than Huawei P20, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Fairphone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The Fairphone 5 features superior battery duration than Huawei P20, because it has a 24 percent greater battery size. The Huawei P20 has just a bit better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a lot tinier back-facing camera sensor and a back facing camera with a way lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better images in low-light environments.
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