Huawei P20 vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

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8.5
Huawei P20
9.0
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Huawei P20 Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Released · Apr 27, 2018
Released · Apr 24, 2020
5.8-inch
4.7-inch
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
3GB · 64GB
3400 mAh
1821 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018 Apr 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$399

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g) 5.22 oz (148.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP53 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue Black, White, Red

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body 4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI 1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2650 MHz
Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12 Apple-designed 4 core
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer 1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
3h 36min
Browsing
9h 5min
Video
4h 45min
Gaming
4h 59min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus
Front
24 MP
Video capture: 1080p
7 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $449
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $549
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