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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-04-27 | -- |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | -- |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 has a general score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S23's 77.9 global score. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Huawei P20 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy S23 has Android 13, so it offers some nice extra features and optimized performance. The Huawei P20 body has the same thickness than the Galaxy S23, but it is noticeably heavier.
Huawei P20 counts with an extremely better processor than Galaxy S23, although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Huawei P20 features a little sharper screen than Galaxy S23, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2244, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy S23 captures a bit better videos and photos than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Galaxy S23 also has a back camera with a lot better resolution and a much bigger back camera sensor which gives a way higher photo and video quality. Galaxy S23 features as much storage to install applications and games as the Huawei P20 one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy S23 features just a little bit longer battery life than Huawei P20, because it has a 15% greater battery size.
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