Huawei P20 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P20
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Huawei P20 or Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P20 | Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2018, March | 2015, August | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.79 in | 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.98 in | |
| Weight | 165 g | 5.82 oz | 153 g | 5.4 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold | Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl, Pink | |
| 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 66 h |
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| Approximate price | 440 EUR | 530 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPS IPS LCD | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.8" in | 5.7" in | |
| Screen area | 84.9 cm2 | 88.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.7:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 80.4% | 75.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2240 px | 1440 x 2560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 429 PPI | 518 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 16 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 |
-16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF | |
| 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@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 102 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 107 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 94 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0 | 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 8.1 | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); TouchWiz UI | |
| Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) | - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 | Mali-T760MP8 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 235257 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 257 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 815 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 679 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 346 | 243 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1743 | 928 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1891 | 1309 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6712 | 4059 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 2914 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 1666 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928T, G928A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928I, G928G HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G928F -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800) - G928T LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800) - G928A LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 40(2300) - G928I, G928G LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850) - G928F |
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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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 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 | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.22 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.22 W/kg (head) 0.58 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging - Dust and splash resistant |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation --Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G928F (Europe); G928G (India); G928T (T-Mobile); G928A (AT&T); G928I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore) |
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