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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-10-01 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | 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 |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion 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 global score of 78.1, which is a bit better than Galaxy A8 (2016)'s 72.8 global score. These phones use Android operating system, but Huawei P20 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow, so it offers lots of additional features and improved performance. The Huawei P20 body is newer and just a bit lighter than the Galaxy A8 (2016)'s, but it's a bit thicker.
Huawei P20 has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei P20 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei P20 counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a quite better 1080 x 2244 resolution, a little bigger display and a just a little higher display pixels density.
Huawei P20 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a way less megapixels resolution camera, it also counts with a way higher video quality and a larger camera aperture. Huawei P20 features a greater storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei P20 has just a bit better battery life than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 3% more battery size.
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