Huawei P40 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P40 Pro
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Huawei P40 Pro or Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P40 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2020, March 26 | 2020, August 05 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.86 in | 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm | 6.49 x 6.49 x 3.04 in | |
| Weight | 209 g | 7.37 oz | 208 g | 7.34 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black | Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White | |
| Battery | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 970 EUR | 1300 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.58" in | 6.9" in | |
| Screen area | 105.2 cm2 | 116.7 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.8:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 91.6% | 91.7% | |
| Screen resolution | 1200 x 2640 px | 1440 x 3088 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 441 PPI | 0 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -90Hz refresh rate |
- HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Quad | 108 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom -40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54'', PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) |
-108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS -12 MP, f/3.0, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µ |
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| Functions | Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR; gyro-EIS | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 132 | 121 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 137 | 130 | |
| DxOMark Video | 113 | 101 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Dual | 10 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 103 | 97 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 108 | 101 | |
| DxOMark Video | 95 | 90 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 | Android 10, One UI 2.5 | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) | - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA |
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| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA |
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| GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA |
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| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 569211 | 666453 | |
| Antutu 8 Total | 493316 | 603352 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 929 | 1133 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2695 | 3172 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1898 | 3054 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4322 | 3266 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 756 | 893 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2949 | 3031 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ELS-NX9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - ELS-N04 -5G - 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-NX9 1, 3, 5, 28, 38, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-N04 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | 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 | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio (market dependent) | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 40W -Fast wireless charging 27W -Fast reverse wireless charging 27W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) |
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