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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2019-05-21 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.09 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) is a bit better than the Honor 20 Pro, getting a overall score of 75.8 against 73.2. The Galaxy A5 (2017) design is just a little bit thinner and lighter than the Honor 20 Pro, although it was released many years before. Honor 20 Pro has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Honor 20 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Honor 20 Pro has a slightly better display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a bit inferior count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bigger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340. Honor 20 Pro takes way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a way larger diafragm aperture to take better photography in poorly lited environments, a way higher (4K) video resolution and a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Honor 20 Pro features a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Honor 20 Pro counts with greater battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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