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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-10-20 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.72 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 20, getting an 80.2 score against 79.5. Google Pixel's construction is a lot lighter than Huawei Mate 20, but it is a bit thicker and was released 2 years before. Huawei Mate 20 counts with a little more vivid screen than Google Pixel, because although it has a little bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a bigger display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels.
Huawei Mate 20's storage capacity for apps and games is very similar to Google Pixel's one, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate 20 features a little bit better processing power than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Huawei Mate 20 also has a larger number of cores (and also faster).
Huawei Mate 20 has a slightly better camera than Google Pixel, because although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back-facing camera with a lower 12 megapixels resolution, and they both have the same sensor size, the Huawei Mate 20 also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low-light images and videos.
Huawei Mate 20 has a superior battery life than Google Pixel, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2770mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Google Pixel is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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