Samsung Galaxy M20 vs Honor 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 28, 2019	Jul 11, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
	$499

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches 156.4 x 74.5 x 8.8 mm	5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	5.40 oz / 153.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Ocean blue, Charcoal black	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 83.67% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm	12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS, Recording option
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 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	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 20, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMM205FN	Date approved: Sep 20, 2016 FCC ID value: QISFRD-L04
Measured SAR
Head: 0.18 W/kg Body: 0.54 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.29 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.13 W/kg	Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 0.24 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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