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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-03-27 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 348.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 408 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
The Huawei P20 Pro is slightly better than Galaxy A5 (2017), with a overall score of 81.4 against 75.8. Huawei P20 Pro is a heavier phone than Galaxy A5 (2017), but both are equally thin. The Huawei P20 Pro features a little faster processor than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei P20 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM.
Huawei P20 Pro has a display that's very similar to Galaxy A5 (2017)'s display, because although the Huawei P20 Pro has a just a little lower screen density, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2240 pixels resolution and a larger screen. Huawei P20 Pro captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much better video quality, a way better resolution back-facing camera and a bigger aperture.
Huawei P20 Pro features a quite bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei P20 Pro features superior battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33% greater battery capacity.
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