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 | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.6 |
| 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
Huawei P20 is slightly better than the Galaxy A7 (2017), with a 78.1 score against 75.8. The Huawei P20 body is newer, just a little thinner and lighter than Galaxy A7 (2017). The Huawei P20 counts with a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei P20 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P20 counts with a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a just a bit greater screen density, a quite larger display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2244. Huawei P20 features more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little better battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh. The Huawei P20 features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a camera with much less MP, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a larger aperture to take better photography and videos in poorly lited environments.
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