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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-03-27 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 348.00 | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 408 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Pro is just a bit better than Google Pixel XL, having an 81.4 score against 81.3. Huawei P20 Pro is a newer and a little thinner cellphone than the Google Pixel XL, although it's also a bit heavier. Huawei P20 Pro has a bit more powerful CPU than Google Pixel XL, because it has more RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
The Google Pixel XL has a bit better looking display than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels quantity per inch of screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560. Google Pixel XL and Huawei P20 Pro both count with similar storage to store more games and applications, they have the same internal storage.
The Huawei P20 Pro counts with a little longer battery duration than Google Pixel XL, because it has a 16% greater battery size. The Huawei P20 Pro shoots much better photos and videos than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Huawei P20 Pro also has a bigger camera aperture, a way higher 40 MP resolution camera in the back and a lot bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Huawei P20 Pro is also a bargain compared to the other phones, making this phone an obvious call.
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