Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-07-01 | 2018-03-27 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 348.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 408 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") 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 | 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Pro is much better than the Galaxy J7 (2017), having an 81.4 score against 73.5. Both phones we compare here come with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei P20 Pro has an older 10 version and Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie. Huawei P20 Pro's design has the same thickness than the Galaxy J7 (2017), but it's a little bit lighter.
The Huawei P20 Pro counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a little bigger screen, a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2240 pixels and a little bit more pixels per inch of screen. Huawei P20 Pro features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P20 Pro also has more RAM memory.
Huawei P20 Pro takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light photos, it also counts with a much better video resolution and a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels. Huawei P20 Pro has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Huawei P20 Pro has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3600mAh.
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