Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

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8.9	6.4
Huawei Mate 20 Pro	Google Pixel 8a
Released · Oct 26, 2018	Released · May 14, 2024
6.4-inch	6.1-inch
Triple camera	Dual camera
6GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
4200 mAh	4492 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.67 oz (189.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
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	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 538 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
87.78 %	81.28 %
Peak brightness
	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
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)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Nona-core 1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x 2.45GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.15GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Immortalis-G715s MC10
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	8GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh	4492 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

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	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 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"	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 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)
Front
24 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	13 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
HDMI
Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, 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	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
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), 6(800), 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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 17, 2018 FCC ID value: QISLYA-LX9
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

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 499 / € 549
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.	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2018	May 07, 2024

Alternative variants

256 GB storage


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei Mate 20 Pro Specs	Google Pixel 8a Specs
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