Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-03-27 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 348.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 408 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 Pro has a global score of 81.4, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5's 78.1 score. Although Huawei P20 Pro is way older and a little bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, it's construction is still thinner. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but the Huawei P20 Pro has the previous 10 version while Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11 version.
Huawei P20 Pro has a bit better display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a larger screen, a greater display pixels density and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2240px. Huawei P20 Pro counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei P20 Pro also has more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 1 TB. Huawei P20 Pro shoots much better photos and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have the same aperture, the Huawei P20 Pro also has a way higher 40 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a way better (4K) video quality.
The Huawei P20 Pro features better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 33 percent larger battery capacity.
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