Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Comparison and Differences
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro or Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Huawei Mate 20 Pro | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2018, October | 2020, February 11 | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 2.85 in | 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm | 6.57 x 6.57 x 2.99 in | |
Weight | 189 g | 6.67 oz | 222 g | 7.83 oz | |
Body Build | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Emerald Green, Midnight Blue, Twilight, Pink Gold, Black | Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black | |
Battery | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
Approximate price | 880 EUR | 1349 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.39" in | 6.9" in | |
Screen area | 100.2 cm2 | 114.0 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 87.9% | 89.9% | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 3120 px | 1440 x 3200 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 538 PPI | 511 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | |
Other specs | - DCI-P3 -HDR10 |
- HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 40 MP, Triple | 108 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 |
-108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -48 MP, f/3.5, 103mm (telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x hybrid optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video -0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth) |
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Functions | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | |
DxOMark Main Score | 112 | 122 | |
DxOMark Photo | 120 | 132 | |
DxOMark Video | 97 | 102 | |
Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Single | 40 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) | 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF | |
Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | |
DxOMark Selfie Score | 75 | 100 | |
DxOMark Photo | 73 | 104 | |
DxOMark Video | 79 | 95 |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | |
Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA |
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CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA |
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GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA | |
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 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 9 Total | 623854 | ||
Antutu 8 Total | 385302 | 519713 | |
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 782 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2220 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1425 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3643 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 679 | 830 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2320 | 3096 | |
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 and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
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) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - SM-G988U -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), 260(39 GHz), 261(28 GHz), - SM-G988U |
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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 (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL) | |
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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.94 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.56 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | |
Headphone jack | No | No | |
Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio - -Dolby Atmos sound -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
Sensors | - Face ID, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
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) |
- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 45W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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