Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-14 | 2018-03-27 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.35 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 | $ 348.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 408 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 40.00 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 | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Pro has a score of 81.4, which is better than the nubia Z20's 71.9 score. Huawei P20 Pro is an older phone than nubia Z20, but Huawei made it somewhat thinner and just a little bit lighter. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P20 Pro has an older 10 version while nubia Z20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Nubia Z20 has a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P20 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Z20 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The nubia Z20 counts with a little sharper display than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has a little worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little bigger display.
The Huawei P20 Pro has as much memory capacity to store more apps and games as the nubia Z20 one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei P20 Pro's battery lifetime is very similar to nubia Z20's battery performance. The Huawei P20 Pro takes clearer pictures and videos than nubia Z20, because although it has a back facing camera with a worse 40 megapixels resolution, a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light photography and a lot worse video definition, it also counts with a bigger sensor shooting higher quality pictures.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Huawei P20 Pro is also by far the cheapest, making this phone an obvious call.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.