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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-12-16 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 8.91 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 has a general score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2016)'s global score of 72.8. The Huawei P20 construction is incredibly newer and just a bit lighter than Galaxy A7 (2016)'s, although it is just a little thicker. The Huawei P20 has just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a just a little better screen pixels density, a slightly better 1080 x 2244px resolution and a quite larger screen.
The Huawei P20 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P20 also has more RAM. The Huawei P20 has much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Huawei P20 features just a little better battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh. Huawei P20 takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a back-facing camera with a lower 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture for better photos and videos in low light environments and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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