Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-04-27 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| $ 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 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.56 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 is just a bit better than Galaxy C5, getting a overall score of 78.1 against 76.4. Both phones in this comparison review have Android OS, but the Huawei P20 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy C5 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. The Huawei P20 construction is newer than the Galaxy C5's, but it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
Huawei P20 has a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a little bigger display, a slightly higher 1080 x 2244 resolution and a bit higher pixels density. The Huawei P20 has a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy C5. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
Huawei P20 features a little bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy C5, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei P20 counts with longer battery duration than Galaxy C5, because it has a 31% bigger battery size.
Huawei P20 shoots clearer videos and photos than Galaxy C5, because although it has a camera in the back with a much worse resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
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