Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-03-06 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S20 has a general score of 94.8, which is way better than Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 overall score. Both phones we compare here use Android operating system, but the Galaxy S20 has an older 13 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Galaxy S20 body is noticeably newer than Huawei P9 Plus's, although it's just a bit heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Galaxy S20 features a slightly better looking display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a much higher 1440 x 3200 resolution, a little bit larger display and a higher pixel density. The Galaxy S20 features much more memory for apps and games than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy S20 features just a little better performance than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy S20 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy S20 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the Galaxy S20 also has a lot bigger back camera sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photographs, a lot better video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited environments.
Galaxy S20 counts with greater battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has an 18 percent greater battery capacity.
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