Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 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-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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 global score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than Galaxy XCover 5's overall score of 78.1. Huawei P20's construction is a little lighter and somewhat thinner than Galaxy XCover 5, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. These phones work with Android operating system, but Huawei P20 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11 version.
Huawei P20 counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a little bit larger screen, a lot better 1080 x 2244 resolution and more pixels per inch in the display. The Huawei P20 features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5. Both have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P20, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Huawei P20 counts with a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Huawei P20 takes a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a back-facing camera with lot less mega pixels, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Huawei P20 also counts with a way higher video quality.
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