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| Global Score | |
| 94.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 13, 12, 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-06 | 2020-03-02 |
| 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white | Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 566 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G52 MP6 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S20 has an overall score of 94.8, which is better than the Huawei P40 Lite's general score of 79.5. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S20 has newer 13 version and Huawei P40 Lite has Android 10 version, giving lots of additional features. Even when Samsung Galaxy S20 and Huawei P40 Lite were released with only 0 months difference, Samsung Galaxy S20 is lighter and just a little bit thinner.
Samsung Galaxy S20 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels and a higher pixels number in each inch of screen. Galaxy S20 has a little better hardware performance than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy S20 also has 6 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei P40 Lite captures clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S20, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei P40 Lite also counts with a lot higher resolution back facing camera and faster 30 fps video frame rates.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 counts with a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S20 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. The Huawei P40 Lite has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S20, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
Although Galaxy S20 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Huawei P40 Lite, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Huawei P40 Lite. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the Galaxy S20, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Huawei P40 Lite, giving up some specifications.
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