Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G vs Huawei P40 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G or Huawei P40 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G | Huawei P40 Pro | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, August 05 | 2020, March 26 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm | 6.36 x 6.36 x 2.96 in | 158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.86 in | |
| Weight | 192 g | 6.77 oz | 209 g | 7.37 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back | Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue | Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black | |
| Battery | 4300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 1000 EUR | 970 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED Plus | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.7" in | 6.58" in | |
| Screen area | 108.4 cm2 | 105.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.8:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.2% | 91.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1200 x 2640 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 393 PPI | 441 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10+ -Always-on display |
- HDR10 -90Hz refresh rate |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 50 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -64 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm |
-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) |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 112 | 132 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 115 | 137 | |
| DxOMark Video | 97 | 113 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Single | 32 MP, Dual | |
| Specifications | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
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| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 100 | 103 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 103 | 108 | |
| DxOMark Video | 95 | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10, One UI 2.5 | Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA |
- HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) | |
| CPU | - 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 |
- Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA |
Mali-G76 MP16 | |
| External memory | No | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 569211 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 528591 | 493316 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 988 | 929 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2723 | 2695 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 3034 | 1898 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3235 | 4322 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 783 | 756 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2564 | 2949 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -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 |
-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 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G | 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.1, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.68 W/kg (head) 1.37 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (market dependent) | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- 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, 26ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) |
- Fast charging 40W -Fast wireless charging 27W -Fast reverse wireless charging 27W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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