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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Emerald green and Twilight |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 |
| 9.9 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is slightly better than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, getting an 84.2 score against 82.9. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a thinner and lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, even when both were released with only a few months difference. Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018). They have a Octa-Core processor and a 6 GB RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro features a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a higher pixel number in each inch in the screen, a higher 1440 x 3120 pixels resolution and a little bigger display. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro shoots better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing much better quality pictures, a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels and a way higher video resolution.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity.
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