Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-10-26 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 519.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Huawei Mate 20 is slightly better than Galaxy S7 edge, getting a 79.5 score against 78.1. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 20 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo, so it provides some additional features. Huawei Mate 20's design is much newer, but just a little bit thicker and heavier than the Galaxy S7 edge.
Huawei Mate 20 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Huawei Mate 20 also has more processing cores. Huawei Mate 20 features a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has way lesser pixels per display inch and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels, it also counts with a larger screen.
The Huawei Mate 20 counts with a better storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 20 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have a 12 mega-pixels back-facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate 20 also counts with a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality.
The Huawei Mate 20 counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Huawei Mate 20 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy S7 edge, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S7 edge. So if you need that extra features, you can buy Huawei Mate 20, else you can save some money and get the Galaxy S7 edge, resigning some features and specs.
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