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Huawei P20 Mobile Phone
Huawei P20
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Huawei P30 Pro Mobile Phone
Huawei P30 Pro
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Huawei P40 Mobile Phone
Huawei P40
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
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4.1 out of 5
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.1
  • Android 10
  • Android 9.0
  • Android 9.0 Pie
Android 10Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.6 GHz2.86 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 970Hisilicon Kirin 980Hisilicon Kirin 990Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-G72 MP12
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory4 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB

Display

Screen size5.8 in6.47 in6.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2244 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density428.0 ppi400.0 ppi422.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.3"
N/A
1/1.28"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution20.0 Mpx40.0 Mpx50.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/1.6F/2.2F/2.2
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px
N/A
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)960.0 fps
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/3.4F/2.4
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Face detection
N/A
N/A
Face recognitionyes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution24.0 Mpx32.0 Mpx32.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens apertureF/2.0F/2.0F/2.0F/1.7
Face detection
N/A
N/A
Face recognitionyes
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size1/2.3"
N/A
1/1.28"1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.87 in6.22 in5.86 in5.86 in
Width2.79 in2.89 in2.8 in2.68 in
Depth0.3 in0.33 in0.33 in0.31 in
Weight5.82 oz6.77 oz6.17 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Face scanneryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIMNano SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.05.1 LE5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
SBC
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
USB version
3.0/3.1
N/A
N/A
3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • 5G NR FR1
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity3400.0 mAh4200.0 mAh3800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time353.0 h697.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time19.0 h26.0 h
N/A
20.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging noyesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
Qi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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