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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-18 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 has a general score of 79.5, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 3i's 73.7 score. Both phones in this review come with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 20 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo, counting with a couple nice extra features. Huawei Mate 20 is a somewhat heavier and just a little thicker cellphone than the Huawei nova 3i.
The Huawei Mate 20 features a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei nova 3i. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM memory. Huawei Mate 20 features a little more vivid display than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels and a little worse count of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a little bigger screen.
The Huawei Mate 20 has a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a camera with a much lower resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light images. The Huawei nova 3i counts with a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 3i also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei Mate 20 has better battery duration than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3340mAh.
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