Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-03-11 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 124.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S7 has an overall score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than Huawei P20's global score of 78.1. The Samsung Galaxy S7 is a much older and a bit thicker phone than the Huawei P20, but Samsung made it just a little bit lighter anyway. Huawei P20 has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy S7, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Huawei P20 also has a larger number of faster cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a sharper screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels number in each display inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Huawei P20 captures slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photography, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Huawei P20 also counts with a larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Huawei P20 has a greater storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei P20 features a bit better battery performance than Galaxy S7, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, Galaxy S7 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone a great choice.
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