Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | OnePlus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-27 | 2020-04-21 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.51 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Glacial green |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | $ 747.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 3168 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 512 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4510mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 is just a bit better than the OnePlus 8 Pro, getting a 78.1 score against 77.2. Huawei P20 is an older phone than the OnePlus 8 Pro, but it is somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner anyway. The OnePlus 8 Pro has a better looking display than Huawei P20, because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 3168 pixels, a larger display and a bit greater amount of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Huawei P20 and the OnePlus 8 Pro feature incredibly similar memory capacity to store more games and applications, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage. OnePlus 8 Pro has a bit better processor than Huawei P20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the OnePlus 8 Pro also has more RAM memory.
OnePlus 8 Pro captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei P20, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the OnePlus 8 Pro also has faster 60 fps video frame rate, a much higher 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a lot larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
OnePlus 8 Pro counts with superior battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has a 4510mAh battery size against 3400mAh.
Huawei P20 not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, making it an obvious call.
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