Huawei P20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P20 Pro
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Samsung Galaxy A
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Huawei P20 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P20 Pro | Samsung Galaxy A | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2018, March | 2010, April | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.91 in | 119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm | 4.7 x 4.7 x 2.35 in | |
| Weight | 180 g | 6.35 oz | 128 g | 4.52 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold | Deep Black, Cream White | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 1500 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G) |
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| Approximate price | 620 EUR | 100 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 3.7" in | |
| Screen area | 93.9 cm2 | 39.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.7:9 (height:width) | 5:3 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 82.0% | 54.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2240 px | 480 x 800 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 408 PPI | 252 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 40 MP, Triple | 5 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7'', OIS, PDAF/Laser AF -20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7'', OIS, PDAF/Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 3x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF |
-5 MP, AF | |
| Functions | Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | 720p | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 109 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 114 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 98 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Single | 0.3 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) | VGA videocall camera | |
| Functions | Leica optics | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | ||
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 72 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 67 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 79 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 | Android 2.1 (Eclair) | |
| Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) | - TI OMAP 3430 | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | - 720 MHz Cortex-A8 | |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 | PowerVR SGX530 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included | |
| Internal memory | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 1 GB, 384 MB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 262139 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 356 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1467 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| 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 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Edge | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD | 2.1, A2DP | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port | - Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
- DMB TV -MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Document viewer |
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| Versions |
- For South Korea |
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