Huawei P20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P20 Pro Manufactured in April, 2018, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970, vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P20 Pro
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.4in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 180g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4100mAh 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
- 8/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2240 pixels 1440x3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 18.7:9 19:9
Pixel density 408 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 400 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9 % 87.6 %
Features Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
789 nits
sRGB gamutn/a96.5 %
PWM (Flicker)238 Hz235 Hz
Response time4 ms4.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155 mm (6.1 in) 157.6 mm (6.2 in)
Width 73 mm (2.87 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
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 %
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
87.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 970 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Max Frequency 2360 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.31 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (Mongoose M4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 10 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 216 432
GPU Frequency 767 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS 607 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
947
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
2460
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)518947
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15622460
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
638195
CPU95187165023
GPU104334197322
Memory82832120939
UX90088154911
NanoReview Score372441638195
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P20 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
3230
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.5 °C
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3230
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P20 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
8595
Writing scoren/a10100
Web scoren/a6612
Video editingn/a5772
Data manipulationn/a6847
NanoReview Scoren/a8595

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1833 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 12 GB 46.5 GB
UI Skin EMUI 10 One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4100 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
16:40
Web Browsing07:43 h05:58 h
Video Playback11:30 h11:15 h
Games05:07 h04:15 h
Standby Mode80 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Monochrome: 20 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix40 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX600Samsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/1.741/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length80 mm52 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M3
Sensor size1/41/3.6
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a16 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
114
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
97
Overall camera score
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
109

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 5632x4224 pixels 4320x2432 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.65
Pixel size 0.9 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
101
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
113
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
88

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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 No
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 1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P20 Pro
84.9 dB
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
87.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2018 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2018 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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