Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei Mate 20 Pro | Samsung Galaxy A72 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, October | 2021, March 17 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 2.85 in | 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.05 in | |
| Weight | 189 g | 6.67 oz | 203 g | 7.16 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | Glass front, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Emerald Green, Midnight Blue, Twilight, Pink Gold, Black | Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue | |
| Battery | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 880 EUR | 500 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.39" in | 6.7" in | |
| Screen area | 100.2 cm2 | 107.8 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 87.9% | 84.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3120 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 538 PPI | 394 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | ||
| Other specs | - DCI-P3 -HDR10 |
- 90Hz -800 nits (peak) -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 40 MP, Triple | 64 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4", PDAF, Laser AF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF, Laser AF |
-64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) |
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| Functions | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 112 | 105 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 120 | 112 | |
| DxOMark Video | 97 | 92 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 75 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 73 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 79 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 | Android 11, One UI 3.1 | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | - Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 | Adreno 618 | |
| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 385302 | 285632 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 782 | 670 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2220 | 1653 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1425 | 1169 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3643 | 1026 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 679 | 508 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2320 | 1555 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3331 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 9771 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7627 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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 | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (market/region dependent) | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 40W (70% in 30 min) -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) |
- Fast charging 25W - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
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