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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.45 |
| 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 20 has a general score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Lumia 950's 74.1 general score. The Huawei Mate 20 body is much newer, but noticeably heavier and a little thicker than Microsoft Lumia 950. Huawei Mate 20 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Microsoft Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS.
Lumia 950 has a more vivid display than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per screen inch and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px. The Huawei Mate 20 has a better storage capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate 20 counts with a superior CPU than Lumia 950, because it has a higher number of cores and 1 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 20 counts with improved battery performance than Lumia 950, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. Lumia 950 has just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low light photography and a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking worse quality images, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Lumia 950 also counts with a camera with a much higher 20 MP resolution.
Although Huawei Mate 20 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Lumia 950, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Microsoft Lumia 950. If you prefer to save some money, you can buy the Microsoft Lumia 950, and give up some specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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