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Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus vs Huawei P30

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
VS
50 out 100
Huawei P30
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
Huawei P30

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 990, vs Huawei P30, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 524ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3650mAh
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P30
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 186g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Huawei P30
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
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
vs
Huawei P30

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 524 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
796 nits
Huawei P30
629 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)214 Hz240 Hz
Response time9 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus], [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Width 73.7 mm (2.9 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Red		 Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
90.8 %
Huawei P30
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Huawei P30 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3020 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G77 MP11 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 704 360
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
1152
Huawei P30
957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
3140
Huawei P30
2513
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1152957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31402513
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
742810
Huawei P30
588682
CPU210294192129
GPU235407159791
Memory128971109920
UX168138126842
NanoReview Score742810588682
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
4298
Huawei P30
2479
Max Surface Temp.48.1 °C38.7 °C
Stability53 %47 %
Graphics Test25 fps14 fps
Graphics Score42982479
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus], [Huawei P30]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
11179
Huawei P30
8482
Writing score1366810879
Web score88136709
Video editing58655704
Data manipulation86377470
NanoReview Score111798482

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDNano Memory

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 23.6 GB 12 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3650 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (100% in 84 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
18:43
Huawei P30
18:54
Web Browsing07:39 h07:35 h
Video Playback12:04 h12:30 h
Games04:46 h04:36 h
Standby Mode85 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 1.1x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 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)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2LDSony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.761/1.7
Pixel size1.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length29 mm80 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KGW2n/a
Sensor size1/1.721/4
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm17 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2LAn/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
129
Huawei P30
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
137
Huawei P30
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
133
Huawei P30
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 2592x3872 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX375 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 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
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2221
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
85 dB
Huawei P30
82.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2020 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1200 800
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- 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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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