Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-06-29 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, 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 just a bit better than Galaxy J7 Refine's 72.7 score. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android operating system, but Huawei P20 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy J7 Refine has Android 8.0 Oreo version, so it provides a lot of extra features. Huawei P20's construction is thinner and a bit lighter than Galaxy J7 Refine, even when both were only released with a couple months difference.
The Huawei P20 features a much better looking screen than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a lot higher pixel number per screen inch, a much better resolution of 1080 x 2244px and a quite bigger screen. Huawei P20 features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P20 also has more RAM.
The Huawei P20 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low light photos and videos and a back facing camera with lesser megapixels, it also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor shooting much higher quality pictures and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Huawei P20 counts with just a bit more storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei P20 has a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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