Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-27 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S7 has a general score of 79.5, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P20's 78.1 score. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S7 is noticeably older and a little bit thicker than the Huawei P20, it's body is still a little lighter. Galaxy S7 counts with a more vivid display than Huawei P20, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better number of pixels per inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Huawei P20 counts with more memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Huawei P20 features a little better performance than Galaxy S7, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Huawei P20 also has a larger number of cores.
The Huawei P20 counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S7, because it has a 13 percent larger battery capacity. Huawei P20 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light photography and video, and they both have the same video definition, the same resolution back camera and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei P20 also counts with a bigger sensor taking better quality pictures.
Samsung Galaxy S7 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, making this phone an obvious call.
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