Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 20 is a bit better than Huawei nova 2, getting a general score of 79.5 against 74.2. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 20 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat, providing you a lot of extra features and some performance improvements. The Huawei Mate 20 is a newer cellphone than Huawei nova 2, but it is noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Huawei Mate 20 counts with a bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a bit worse number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2244 resolution and a bigger screen. Huawei Mate 20 has a little better hardware performance than Huawei nova 2. Both of them have 8 processing cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Huawei Mate 20 has a superior camera than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and the same resolution camera, the Huawei Mate 20 also has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Huawei Mate 20 features slightly more memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Huawei Mate 20 has greater battery life than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2950mAh.
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