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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-06-09 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 418 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 710F chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 G51-MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, 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 Huawei P smart S's 77.2 score. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Huawei P20 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P smart S has Android 10 version. Although the Huawei P20 is way older and a little bit heavier than Huawei P smart S, it's design is still a little thinner.
Huawei P20 features a bit more vivid display than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2244px resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei P smart S has a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P20, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Huawei P smart S also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei P20 counts with a little bit better performance than Huawei P smart S. They have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores. Huawei P smart S counts with longer battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Huawei P20 takes slightly better photos and videos than Huawei P smart S, although it has a back facing camera with a way lower 12 mega pixels resolution, they both have a F1.8 aperture.
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