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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-10-19 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 129.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 2 is a bit better than Huawei P20, having a global score of 81.6 against 78.1. Even though the Google Pixel 2 and Huawei P20 were released with only 6 months difference, the Google Pixel 2 construction is lighter but a little thicker than Huawei P20. Google Pixel 2 has a bit sharper screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density.
The Huawei P20's memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to Google Pixel 2's one, they have equal internal memory. The Huawei P20's processing unit is just as good as the processing unit in Google Pixel 2, they have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM. Huawei P20 captures a bit better videos and photos than Google Pixel 2, because although it has a camera in the back with less MP resolution and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, and they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei P20 also counts with a larger back camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs.
Huawei P20 features better battery performance than Google Pixel 2, because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity.
Google Pixel 2 not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it an obvious call.
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