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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 has a global score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. The Huawei P20 body is newer and a little thinner, but just a little heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017). Huawei P20 has a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a quite bigger screen, a little greater screen pixels density and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2244px.
Huawei P20 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P20 also has more RAM. Huawei P20 features a bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Huawei P20 has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a way less megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better photos and videos in low light situations and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Huawei P20 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 13% greater battery capacity.
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