Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-02-05 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is a bit better than the Galaxy M20, getting an 80.8 score against 78.9. Both phones in this review use the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so they should give you all the same operating system features. The Huawei nova 5T construction is somewhat thinner and just a bit lighter than the Galaxy M20, even though they were released only a couple of months apart.
The Huawei nova 5T features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M20. Both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a same size screen and a higher pixel amount in each inch in the screen. Galaxy M20 features a quite bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei nova 5T features a bit better processing power than Galaxy M20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 5T takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M20, because it has a way more megapixels back-facing camera, a larger aperture, a much higher (4K) video resolution and a much larger camera sensor.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 features longer battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3750mAh.
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