Huawei P20 vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Comparison and Differences

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Huawei P20

Huawei P20

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Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

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Huawei P20 or Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei P20 Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
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Release date 2018, March 2022, March 17
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.79 in 159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm | 6.28 x 6.28 x 2.94 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 189 g | 6.67 oz
Body Build Front/back glass & aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
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Colors Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold Black, White, Blue, Peach
Battery 3400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 440 EUR $ 320
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" in 6.5" in
Screen area 84.9 cm2 102.0 cm2
Screen format 18.7:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.4% 85.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2240 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 429 PPI 405 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 120Hz
-800 nits (HBM)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 64 MP, Quad
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
-64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama 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 102 105
DxOMark Photo 107 111
DxOMark Video 94 93
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 8.1 Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) - Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G68
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 442531
Antutu 10 CPU 137367
Antutu 10 GPU 104515
Antutu 10 Mem 83420
Antutu 10 UX 137367
Antutu 9 Total 414785
Antutu 8 Total 235257
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 853
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1911
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2294
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2302
GeekBench 5 Single Core 346 691
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1743 1789
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1891
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6712

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-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, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A536U
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A536V
-5G - 2, 5, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536U
2, 5, 48, 66, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536V
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
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, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.89 W/kg (head) 1.60 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
- Dust and splash resistant

- Fast charging 25W
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

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