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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 20 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 79.5 score against 75.8. Huawei Mate 20's construction is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it is somewhat heavier and just a bit thicker. Huawei Mate 20 features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little bit worse count of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2244 resolution and a larger screen.
Huawei Mate 20 features a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 20 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 20 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution camera, it also counts with a lot better video resolution and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better photography in poorly lited environments.
Huawei Mate 20 features a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate 20 has superior battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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