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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2020-06-09 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Kirin 710F chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali G51-MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 has an overall score of 78.1, which is a bit better than Huawei P smart S's score of 77.2. Even though Huawei P20 is extremely older and just a little bit heavier than the Huawei P smart S, it's construction is still a bit thinner. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Huawei P20 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Huawei P smart S has Android 10.
Huawei P20 has a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2244px and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater screen density. Huawei P20 features just a bit better processing power than Huawei P smart S. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Huawei P smart S counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P20, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei P smart S also has an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Huawei P smart S counts with longer battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has an 18 percent more battery capacity.
The Huawei P20 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei P smart S, although it has a much less mega pixels camera in the back, they both have a same size camera aperture.
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