Huawei P60 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P60 Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Manufactured in August, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P60
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 208g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4815mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 496ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P60 and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
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 Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1220x2700 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 444 ppi 496 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 550 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 91.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
1020 nits
sRGB gamutn/a96.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response timen/a6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 164.8 mm (6.49 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 77.2 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P60
89.5 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
91.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P60 and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Samsung Exynos 990
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Cores 1024 704
GPU Frequency 875 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1126 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P60
1818
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
1173
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P60
4462
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
3168
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18181173
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44623168
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P60
1203664
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
765381
CPU312102207699
GPU469925247886
Memory192292144292
UX229345165504
NanoReview Score1203664765381
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
4250
Max Surface Temp.n/a37.3 °C
Stabilityn/a49 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4250
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
10807
Writing scoren/a12145
Web scoren/a8848
Video editingn/a6906
Data manipulationn/a8762
NanoReview Scoren/a10807

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 2750 MHz
Channels 4 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 34.7 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 One UI 5.0

Battery

Volume 4815 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 19 min) Yes (43% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:52 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
18:32
Web Browsingn/a07:27 h
Video Playbackn/a12:33 h
Gamesn/a05:16 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.8
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX888Samsung Bright S5KHM1
Sensor size1/1.41/1.33
Pixel size1.17 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/3.0
Focal length125 mm103 mm
SensorSony IMX688Samsung S5K3M5
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX688Samsung S5K2L3
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
122
Video quality
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
106
Overall camera score
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
120

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX374
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)GSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B(/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B703/B733/B758/B788)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2020
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
88.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr August, 2020 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr August, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 645 1299
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P60 the clear winner in this comparison.

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