Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-03-31 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 499.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 554 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.76 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 has a score of 78.1, which is a bit better than the LG G5's general score of 76.1. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P20 has 9.0 Pie version and LG G5 has Android 8.0 Oreo, so it offers lots of additional features and increased performance. Although Huawei P20 is extremely newer than the LG G5, it is a bit thicker and a bit heavier.
Huawei P20 features a little bit better hardware performance than LG G5, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Huawei P20 also has 4 more cores. LG G5 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution and a greater screen pixels density.
The Huawei P20's camera is very similar to the camera in LG G5, because although the Huawei P20 has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with much less mega-pixels, and they both have a F1.8 aperture, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking better quality photographs.
The LG G5 has a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 1,95 TB. Huawei P20 counts with greater battery life than LG G5, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Huawei P20 is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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