Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-14 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
Huawei P20 has a score of 78.1, which is slightly better than nubia Z20's overall score of 71.9. The Huawei P20 construction is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than nubia Z20, even though it was released about a year before. Both phones in this comparison come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS.
Nubia Z20 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a little inferior pixels quantity in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2340px resolution and a quite larger screen. The Huawei P20 and nubia Z20 count with very similar storage to store more games and applications, both of them have exactly the same internal storage.
The nubia Z20 counts with a little better processing power than Huawei P20, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Z20 also has 4 GB more RAM. Nubia Z20 takes better photos and videos than Huawei P20, because it has a larger camera aperture to take better photography in low-light environments, a way more mega pixels back facing camera, a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a larger back-facing camera sensor.
The nubia Z20 has improved battery life than Huawei P20, because it has an 18% larger battery size.
The Huawei P20 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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