Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 has an overall score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 2 Plus's 74.2 general score. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS, but Huawei P20 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version, providing you a couple nice extra features. The Huawei P20 construction is newer and a little bit lighter, but just a bit thicker than Huawei nova 2 Plus.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus and the Huawei P20 count with quite similar processing units, they have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Huawei P20 counts with a little sharper display than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a little bigger display, a quite better 1080 x 2244px resolution and a little higher pixels count in each inch of screen.
The Huawei P20 takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a same size aperture and a camera with a 12 megapixels, the Huawei P20 also has a much better 3840x2160 video quality. Huawei P20 has a slightly bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Huawei P20 features a bit longer battery duration than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 2 percent larger battery size.
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