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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-27 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 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 | 16.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 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 | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 has a score of 78.1, which is slightly better than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s global score of 76.5. Both of these phones use the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system), so you shouldn't perceive any differences regarding operating system features. The Huawei P20 construction is a bit thinner and just a bit lighter than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), despite of the fact that it was released just 15 months before.
Huawei P20 features a little bit better display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a bit smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 2244px resolution, it also counts with a quite higher quantity of pixels in each inch of screen. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features much more memory for games and applications than Huawei P20, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei P20 counts with a bit superior CPU than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). Both have a Octa-Core CPU and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features longer battery performance than Huawei P20, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh. The Huawei P20 has a little bit better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a camera with a way worse 12 mega pixels resolution, and they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Huawei P20 also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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