Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| 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 Huawei Mate 20 has a general score of 79.5, which is slightly better than Huawei P9 Plus's general score of 75.5. Huawei Mate 20 is a notably newer cellphone than Huawei P9 Plus, but it is somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Mate 20 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat, so it offers some extra features and performance improvements.
Huawei Mate 20 features a bit faster CPU than Huawei P9 Plus. They have a 4 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores. The Huawei Mate 20 has a little sharper screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a little bit worse pixel density, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels.
Huawei Mate 20 has a little bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the Huawei Mate 20 also has a bigger aperture to take better low-light images and videos, a lot larger camera sensor and a lot better video definition. Huawei P9 Plus has just a bit bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB.
The Huawei Mate 20 features better battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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