Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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 is slightly better than Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a 78.1 score against 75.8. The Huawei P20 is a newer device, and it is also just a bit thinner and lighter than the Galaxy A7 (2017). The Huawei P20 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2244 resolution, a little bit bigger screen and a just a bit greater pixels density.
The Huawei P20 has a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei P20 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei P20 has a greater memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
Galaxy A7 (2017) has just a little bit longer battery duration than Huawei P20, because it has a 6 percent bigger battery capacity. The Huawei P20 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lot less mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture and a lot better video quality.
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