Huawei P30 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2019	Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$1400

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 71.4 x 7.57 mm	6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g)	7.83 oz (222.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP53	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Breathing, Crystal aurora, Black	Cosmic black, Cosmic grey

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 90.70% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1400 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 509 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core Kryo 585
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 650
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3650 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 57min

Browsing

10h 2min

Video

10h 29min

Gaming

9h 12min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
40 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1 μm	108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm	48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F3.5 Focal Length: 102 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
	0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
32 MP (HDR)	40 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 27, 2019 FCC ID value: QISELE-LX9	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG988B
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg Body: 0.54 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.04 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.63 W/kg Phablet: 1.82 W/kg	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 2.12 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Global variant

System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Mongoose M5, Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

With 8 GB RAM

Memory	8GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

with 512GB storage

Memory	16GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1600

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

Links

Full specifications
Huawei P30 Specs	Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Specs
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