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Huawei P40 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 , Huawei P40

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 2020 year of release, 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, screen 6.7", with resolution 1080x2400. Smartphone has 10 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Huawei P40 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), screen 6.1", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 50 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Plus OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" inc 6.1" inch
Screen area 108.4 cm2 91.3 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.2% 86.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 422 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
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 -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), AF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
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/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only)
DxOMark Main Score 120
DxOMark Photo 123
DxOMark Video 105
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+)
Processor 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)
Graphics processor 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 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 528591 496357
GeekBench 5 Single Core 774
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3181
General specs Release date 2020, August 05 2020, March 26
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.6 Х 75.2 Х 8.3 mm 148.9 Х 71.1 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 192 g 175 g
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 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 950 EUR 800 EUR
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
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 Show all network frequencies: -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 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - 5G SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps 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 - 1.11 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head) 1.37 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (market dependent) No
Headphone jack No No
Others - HDR10+ -Always-on display DCI-P3 -HDR10 -90Hz
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - 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, gyro) Sensors Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fast charging 22.5W - IP53 dust and splash protection

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 20
  • Screen 6.7"
  • Front camera 10 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy P40
  • Screen 6.1"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Main camera 50 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory NM (Nano Memory) GB
  • RAM 8 GB