Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2013-09-25 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Pink and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 has a global score of 78.1, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Note3's 77.7 global score. The Huawei P20 design is way newer, a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy Note3. Both devices in our current comparison work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P20 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy Note3 has Android 4.4.2 version, so it provides a couple nice extra features and a performance increase.
Huawei P20 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note3, because it has 1 GB more RAM and a greater number of cores (and they are faster). Huawei P20 features a bit sharper display than Galaxy Note3, because it has a little bit larger display, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2244 and a little bit better pixel amount per inch in the screen.
The Huawei P20 shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note3, because although it has a lower 12 MP resolution camera and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, it also counts with a way larger back-facing camera sensor and a bigger diafragm aperture. The Huawei P20 has a slightly better storage for games and applications than Galaxy Note3, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei P20 has a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note3, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
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