Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 has a score of 78.1, which is slightly better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL's global score of 75. Huawei P20 is a a little bit thinner device than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, but both have the same weight. The Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL works with Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Huawei P20 features a more powerful processor than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 7 more cpu cores and 1 GB more RAM. The Lumia 950 XL features a brighter display than Huawei P20, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a little more pixels per inch of screen.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei P20, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor which gives a worse image and video quality and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL also counts with a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Huawei P20 counts with a quite bigger memory for games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. The Huawei P20 has a bit better battery performance than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity against 3340mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Huawei P20 is also by far the cheapest.
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