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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-03-27 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 348.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 408 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 Pro has an overall score of 81.4, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. Huawei P20 Pro's construction has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is somewhat heavier. The Huawei P20 Pro counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P20 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a screen that is just as good as the Huawei P20 Pro one, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel quantity per inch in the screen. The Huawei P20 Pro features a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a way higher video quality, a bigger camera aperture to take better photography and videos in low-light environments and a back camera with a much better 40 megapixels resolution.
The Huawei P20 Pro has a bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P20 Pro features longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33% more battery capacity.
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