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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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
The Huawei Mate 20 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017), with a overall score of 79.5 against 75.8. The Huawei Mate 20 body is newer than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s, but it is a bit heavier and just a bit thicker. The Huawei Mate 20 has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit inferior amount of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little bigger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2244 resolution.
The Huawei Mate 20 counts with a bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate 20 features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 20 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Huawei Mate 20 takes clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with a way lower resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Huawei Mate 20 has a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an 11% bigger battery capacity.
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