Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M20, having a general score of 80.8 against 78.9. Even though the Huawei nova 5T and the Samsung Galaxy M20 were released only 8 months apart, the Huawei nova 5T is just a bit lighter and thinner. These devices have the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't notice any difference in that aspect.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 5T also has a greater amount of RAM. The Huawei nova 5T counts with a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M20. They have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the same display pixel density and a display of the same size.
Galaxy M20 counts with a bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei nova 5T takes greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M20, because it has a lot bigger sensor shooting much better quality photographs and videos, a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video, a much higher resolution camera and a way higher video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 features better battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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