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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-27 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.28 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a general score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than Huawei P20's 78.1 general score. The Galaxy A7 (2018) is a a little bit heavier phone than the Huawei P20, but both are equally thin. Huawei P20 and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) count with very similar processing units, and although the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has more RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Huawei P20 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2244 and a quite better count of pixels per inch of screen. Huawei P20 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with much less MP, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P20, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. The Huawei P20 has just a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
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