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Huawei P20 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 : What is the Difference?
- Release Date: 2018, March | 2017, March
- Dimensions: 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm | 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
- Weight: 165 g | 155 g
- Screen: 5.8", LTPS IPS LCD | 5.8", Super AMOLED
- Main Camera: Dual, 12 MP | Single, 12 MP
- Selfi Camera: Single, 24 MP | Single, 8 MP
- Memory: 128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
- Battery: 3400 mAh | 3000 mAh
- Headphone Jack: No | Yes
- Approximate price: 440 EUR | 390 EUR
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| Brand and model | Huawei P20 | Samsung Galaxy S8 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2018, March | 2017, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.79 in | 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.68 in | |
| Weight | 165 g | 5.82 oz | 155 g | 5.47 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Colors | Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold | Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red | |
| Battery | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 67 h |
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| Approximate price | 440 EUR | 390 EUR | |
 Screen |
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| Technology | LTPS IPS LCD | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.8" inc | 5.8" inc | |
| Screen area | 84.9 cm2 | 84.8 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.7:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 80.4% | 83.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2240 px | 1440 x 2960 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 429 PPI | 570 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
| Other specs | - HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
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 Camera and Video |
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| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF -20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 2x lossless zoom, PDAF |
-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 102 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 107 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 94 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0 | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 73 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 71 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 75 | ||
 Performance |
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| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 8.1 | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
| Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) | - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China |
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| Processor CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China |
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| Graphics processor GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 | Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China |
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| External memory | No | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | |
| Antutu 8 score | 235257 | 231907 | |
| Antutu 7 score | 207282 | 202356 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 346 | 340 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1743 | 1454 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1891 | 1763 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6712 | 6028 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8798 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3410 | ||
 Communication and Connectivity |
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| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.44 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body) |
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 Music and Audio |
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| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
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 Other features |
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| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging - Dust and splash resistant |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G950F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G950FD (Global Dual-SIM); G950U (USA Unlocked); G950A (AT&T); G950P (Sprint); G950T (T-Mobile); G950V (Verizon); G950R4 (US Cellular); G950W (Canada); G950 |
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