Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-27 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 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 |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 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 |
| 0.43 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 | -- |
| 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The Huawei P20 is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a global score of 78.1 against 75.8. Huawei P20's body is newer and just a bit thinner, but just a bit heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017). The Huawei P20 features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P20 also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei P20 counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels, a just a bit greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a little bigger display. The Huawei P20 takes a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot less MP resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low light photos and video and a much better (4K) video quality.
The Huawei P20 counts with more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei P20 has just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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