Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 (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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 is slightly better than the Microsoft Lumia 950, having a general score of 78.1 against 74.1. Although the Huawei P20 is a little heavier than the Microsoft Lumia 950, it's just a little thinner and notably newer. The Huawei P20 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Microsoft Lumia 950 counts with Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Huawei P20 counts with a superior performance than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Microsoft Lumia 950 counts with a better looking screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen pixel density and a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution.
Huawei P20 counts with a bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Lumia 950, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Microsoft Lumia 950 takes a bit better photos and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for shooting photographs or videos in low light environments and a smaller sensor shooting lower quality photographs and videos, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Microsoft Lumia 950 also counts with a much higher resolution camera.
The Huawei P20 features a bit longer battery life than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei P20 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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