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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2019-01-22 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.18 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 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 + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is a bit better than the Honor View20, with a general score of 75.8 against 73.2. Even though Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is extremely older than Honor View20, it's body is just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter. Honor View20 and Galaxy A5 (2017) count with extremely similar displays, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch.
The Honor View20 counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Honor View20 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Honor View20 shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much higher (4K) video definition, a camera with way more MP and a larger aperture.
The Honor View20 counts with much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage. Honor View20 counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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