Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Google Pixel 4a 5G Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm	6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 153.9 x 74.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.67 oz (189.0 g)	5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Emerald green, Twilight	Just black, Clearly white

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.2-inch
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 538 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
87.78 %	82.94 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 620
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh	3885 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
40 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
20 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
24 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Time-of-Flight (ToF)), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
HDMI
Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 17, 2018 FCC ID value: QISLYA-LX9	Date approved: Sep 01, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025E
Measured SAR
Head: 0.58 W/kg Body: 0.81 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.77 W/kg Phablet: 3.17 W/kg	Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 500
In The Box
Type-C Headphones, 40W Charger, Type-C Cable, SIM Ejectr tool, Quick start guide, Protective case, Warranty card, Type-C to 3.5mm headphone adapter.	18W USB-C power adapter, 1 m USB-C to USB-C cable (USB 2.0), Quick Start Guide, Quick Switch Adapter SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2018	Sep 30, 2020

Alternative variants

256 GB storage

RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

for Verizon

Weight	6.03 oz (171.0 g)
5G	Bands n2, n5, n12, n25, n66, n71, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
MSRP	$ 600

Links

Full specifications
Huawei Mate 20 Pro Specs	Google Pixel 4a 5G Specs
PhoneArena Review
Huawei Mate 20 Pro Review	Google Pixel 4a 5G Review
User Reviews
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