Huawei P20 vs OnePlus 8 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Apr 14, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$899

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm	6.51 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches 165.3 x 74.3 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g)	7.02 oz (199.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Glacial green

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.79% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI	3168x1440px, 19.8:9 ratio, 513 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 650
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer	4510 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	OnePlus Warp Charge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 45min

Browsing

10h 0min

Video

9h 15min

Gaming

10h 33min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad 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	48 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 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	48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 1 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Color filter) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	Dual 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), 720p (480 fps) OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
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, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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	Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, SA, NSA
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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Oct 12, 2020 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EE007
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.93 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Colors	Onyx black, Ultramarine blue
Prices (MSRP)	$999

for Europe

5G Bands	n1, n3, n7, n28, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46

for T-Mobile

Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68

Links

Full specifications
Huawei P20 Specs	OnePlus 8 Pro Specs
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Huawei P20 Review	OnePlus 8 Pro Review
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