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- P20 vs Galaxy S9
Huawei P20 vs Samsung Galaxy S9
What P20 does better (7) and where Galaxy S9 wins (11) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
P20Galaxy S9
| P20 | Galaxy S9 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 149.1 mm | 148 mm | +1.1 mm |
| Width | 70.8 mm | 69 mm | +1.8 mm |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm | 9 mm | −1.3 mm |
| Weight | 165 g | 163 g | +2 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is P20 better than Galaxy S9?
- Main camera20 MP vs 12 MP+67%
- Battery capacity3,400 mAh vs 3,000 mAh+13%
- Selfie camera24 MP vs 8 MP3×
- Rear cameras2 vs 12×
- Max video4K vs 1080p
- Peak brightness770 nits vs 740 nits+4%
- Thickness7.6 mm vs 9 mm+18%
Why is Galaxy S9 better than P20?
- OLED panelNo · P20: Yes
- Optical stabilisationNo · P20: Yes
- Wireless chargingNo · P20: Yes
- Pixel density428 ppi vs 570 ppi+33%
- Memory card slotNo · P20: Yes
- 4K video frame rate30 fps vs 60 fps2×
- 3.5 mm headphone jackNo · P20: Yes
- CPU frequency2.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz+13%
- Resolution (width)1,080 px vs 1,440 px+33%
- Bluetooth4.2 vs 5+19%
- Screen-to-body ratio80.4% vs 83.3%+4%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 165 g | 163 g |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm | 9 mm |
| Height | 149.1 mm | 148 mm |
| Width | 70.8 mm | 69 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Back | Glass | Glass |
| Ingress protection | — | IP68 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | — | IPx8 |
| Glass protection | — | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colours | — | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 5.8″ | 5.8″ |
| Panel | LCD | AMOLED |
| OLED panel | No | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,440 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,240 px | 2,960 px |
| Pixel density | 428 ppi | 570 ppi |
| Refresh rate | — | 60 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 770 nits | 740 nits |
| Measured brightness | — | 653 nits |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.4% | 83.3% |
| HDR | — | Yes |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Samsung Exynos 9810 |
| Chip maker | HiSilicon | Samsung |
| Process | — | 10 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| GPU | Mali G72 MP12 | Mali G72 MP18 |
| AnTuTu score | — | 611,930 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | — | 2,000 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage (max) | — | 256 GB |
| Storage (base) | — | 64 GB |
| Storage type | — | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card slot | No | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 20 MP | 12 MP |
| Main camera aperture | — | f/1.5 |
| Main sensor size | — | 1/2.55" |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 1 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | Yes |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | No |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Optical zoom | 3× | — |
| Max video | 4K | 1080p |
| 4K video frame rate | 30 fps | 60 fps |
| Selfie camera | 24 MP | 8 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 3,400 mAh | 3,000 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Wired charging | — | 15 W |
| Charged in 30 min | — | 40% |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes |
| Wireless charging power | — | 10 W |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Satellite navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BDS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | Yes |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes | Rear |
| Barometer | — | Yes |
| Sensors | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, hall, color spectrum, fingerprint | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, barometer, fingerprint |
| SAR (head) | — | 0.36 W/kg |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | EMUI 8.1 | Samsung Experience 9.0 |
