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Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Huawei P20 Pro

79 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
VS
47 out 100
Huawei P20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
Huawei P20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei P20 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Larger display: 6.2in
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 180g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P20 Pro
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Huawei P20 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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Display:
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Connectivity:
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
vs
Huawei P20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2240 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 18.7:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 408 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 82.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1410 nits
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
PWM (Flicker)n/a238 Hz
Response timen/a4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147 mm (5.79 in) 155 mm (6.1 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 73 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Huawei P20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Cores 1536 216
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 767 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
2188
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6935
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2188518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69351562
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1903881
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
CPU46419395187
GPU863947104334
Memory26895282832
UX30678990088
NanoReview Score1903881372441
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17532
Huawei P20 Pro
n/a
Stability47 %n/a
Graphics Test104 fpsn/a
Graphics Score17532n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17501
Huawei P20 Pro
n/a
Writing score21218n/a
Web score18418n/a
Video editing7978n/a
Data manipulation15753n/a
NanoReview Score17501n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 1833 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 24.1 GB 12 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4000 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 (59% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
19:44
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Web Browsing07:07 h07:43 h
Video Playback15:32 h11:30 h
Games05:03 h05:07 h
Standby Mode83 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom 135 Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Monochrome: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.561/1.74
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length67 mm80 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.941/4
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
134
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
125
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
133
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Bokeh65n/a
Preview69n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)], [Huawei P20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
113

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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
Bluetooth version 5.3 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr March, 2018 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr April, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 900
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.

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