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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-04 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 282 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 Huawei Mate 20 is better than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), having a 79.5 score against 71.8. The Huawei Mate 20 is a newer device than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), although it is a little bit thicker and heavier. The Huawei Mate 20 has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 20 also has more RAM.
The Huawei Mate 20 counts with a lot better looking screen than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a better pixels density, a bigger display and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2244. Huawei Mate 20 has a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate 20 takes better videos and photos than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low-light photography and video and a back facing camera with a worse 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality. The Huawei Mate 20 features greater battery lifetime than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 33 percent greater battery size.
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