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 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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
Huawei P20 has a global score of 78.1, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 2's 74.2 score. The Huawei P20 construction is newer than the Huawei nova 2's, although it's somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker. Both phones we are comparing here come with Android operating system, but Huawei P20 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Huawei nova 2 features a bit better display than Huawei P20, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher display pixel density. Huawei P20 counts with just a bit more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei P20's CPU is very similar to Huawei nova 2's processor, both of them have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM memory amount. The Huawei P20 features just a bit longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity instead of 2950mAh. The Huawei P20 captures better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels and a same size aperture, the Huawei P20 also has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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