Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Huawei P40 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 (with Exynos 9 Octa 990) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the Huawei P40 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20
- Delivers 65% higher maximum brightness (813 against 494 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 28% higher pixel density (563 vs 441 PPI)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Stereo speakers
- Weighs 46 grams less
- 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 927 and 774 points
Reasons to consider the Huawei P40 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Shows 18% longer battery life (28:58 vs 24:28 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Has a 0.38 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 7680FPS
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.2 inches | 6.58 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1200 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 563 ppi | 441 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 242 Hz | 365 Hz |
| Response time | 8.5 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 151.7 mm (5.97 inches) | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) |
| Width | 69.1 mm (2.72 inches) | 72.6 mm (2.86 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 163 gramm (5.75 oz) | 209 gramm (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Red | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
| Max. clock | 2700 MHz | 2860 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.86 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali G76 MP16 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1196 GFLOPS | ~896 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 1000 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 151215 | 158342 |
| GPU | 230621 | 192995 |
| Memory | 81673 | 109861 |
| UX | 121126 | 107867 |
| Total score | 583771 | 568201 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 41% | 55% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4215 | 3286 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 10978 | - |
AnTuTu Ranking List (149th and 153rd place)
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 10.0 |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | EMUI 11 |
| OS size | 20.1 GB | 16.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Charge power | 25 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (27 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 75 min) | Yes (70% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:40 hr | 10:35 hr |
| Watching video | 10:04 hr | 15:03 hr |
| Gaming | 04:15 hr | 04:00 hr |
| Standby | 83 hr | 79 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 7680 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 12 MP + 40 MP + 0 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX700 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW2 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2LA (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 18 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.54", Sony IMX650 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Huawei P40 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 3872 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 22 | 21 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2020 | March 2020 |
| Release date | March 2020 | March 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.28 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.52 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S20. But if the battery life and camera are more of a priority – go for the Huawei P40 Pro.
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