Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2019-11-15 | 2020-03-06 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Blue | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S20 is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate X, getting a overall score of 94.8 against 89.4. Galaxy S20's construction is noticeably lighter and noticeably thinner than Huawei Mate X, even when both of them were only released 4 months apart. These phones work with Android OS, but Galaxy S20 has older 13 version and Huawei Mate X has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Galaxy S20 features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate X, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy S20 also has more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy S20 counts with a bit better display than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a much smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch.
Huawei Mate X features a better memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S20, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate X counts with a little longer battery life than Galaxy S20, because it has a 13% more battery capacity.
Galaxy S20 shoots much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a back camera with a lot worse 12 mega pixels resolution, they both have a 0.59 inches sensor and the same diafragm aperture.
Samsung Galaxy S20 not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes it an easy decision.
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