Huawei P20 Pro vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P20 Pro Manufactured in April, 2018, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P20 Pro
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 189g
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.39in
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1080x2240 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 18.7:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 408 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 400 nits 660 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9 % 87.9 %
Features Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)238 Hz245 Hz
Response time4 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155 mm (6.1 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 73 mm (2.87 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2360 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 10 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 216 360
GPU Frequency 767 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)518933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15622383
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU95187192149
GPU104334158975
Memory82832112523
UX90088126437
NanoReview Score372441590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P20 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2480
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P20 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing scoren/a10968
Web scoren/a6821
Video editingn/a5781
Data manipulationn/a7579
NanoReview Scoren/a8592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1833 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 12 GB 15.2 GB
UI Skin EMUI 10 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing07:43 h07:46 h
Video Playback11:30 h11:44 h
Games05:07 h04:55 h
Standby Mode80 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Monochrome: 20 MP
Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix40 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX600Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.741/1.73
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length80 mm80 mm
Sensor size1/41/4
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a20 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.7
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 5632x4224 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.9 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
113
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 4.2 5
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
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P20 Pro
84.9 dB
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2018 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date April, 2018 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 1050
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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