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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-08-21 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.16 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 20 has a general score of 90.8, which is much better than Huawei nova 5T's score of 80.8. Galaxy Note 20's construction is newer, but a little thicker and somewhat heavier than Huawei nova 5T. Huawei nova 5T has a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a little smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 has a bit faster CPU than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 also has more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 features as much memory for applications, games, photos and videos as the Huawei nova 5T one, they have equal internal storage.
Huawei nova 5T takes clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor capturing lower quality videos and photos, and they both have the same video resolution and a F1.8 camera aperture, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with faster video frame rates and a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 has a little better battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 15% bigger battery size.
Although Galaxy Note 20 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Huawei nova 5T, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Huawei nova 5T. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy Galaxy Note 20, otherwise you can save some money and get the Huawei nova 5T, giving up some specifications.
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