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Huawei P20 Mobile Phone
Huawei P20
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Huawei P40 lite Mobile Phone
Huawei P40 lite
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.1Android 10Android 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.27 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 970Huawei Hisilicon Kirin 810Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelARM Mali-G72 MP12
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory4 GB6 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.8 in6.4 in5.8 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution2244 x 1080 px2310 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density428.0 ppi398.0 ppi570.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.3"
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution20.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)20.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/1.6F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)960.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
120.0 °
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.9 f

Front camera

Primary resolution24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens apertureF/2.0F/2.0F/1.7F/1.7
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size1/2.3"
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
128 GB64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Midnight blue
  • Pink
  • Pink gold
  • Twilight
  • Crush green
  • Midnight black
  • Sakura pink
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantno
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.87 in6.27 in5.86 in5.81 in
Width2.79 in3.0 in2.68 in2.7 in
Depth0.3 in0.34 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.82 oz6.46 oz5.47 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Face scanneryes
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
nono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.0 LE5.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
USB version
3.0/3.1
N/A
3.1
3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesyes
Video outputNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
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
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity3400.0 mAh4200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time353.0 h532.0 h326.0 h326.0 h
Talk time19.0 h33.0 h20.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging no
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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