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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 has a score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than Huawei P9's general score of 72.9. The Huawei P20 construction is incredibly newer than Huawei P9's, but it is just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Huawei P9 counts with a bit better CPU than Huawei P20, although it has 1 GB less RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Huawei P20 and Huawei P9 both feature quite similar screens, although the Huawei P20 also has a quite better 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution, a bit higher pixels count per display inch and a little bit larger display. Huawei P20 has a bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Huawei P20 takes slightly better videos and photos than Huawei P9, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 12 MP resolution, the Huawei P20 also has a lot larger sensor which offers a lot higher photo and video quality, a larger aperture and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Huawei P20 counts with just a bit better battery life than Huawei P9, because it has a 13% greater battery capacity.
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