Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus vs Huawei P60 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 990) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the Huawei P60 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 3 years and 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- 18% higher pixel density (524 vs 444 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei P60 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- 74% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1267K versus 727K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 42% higher peak brightness (1145 against 804 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (88W versus 25W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Comes with 315 mAh larger battery capacity: 4815 vs 4500 mAh
- The phone is 3 years and 2 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1220 x 2700 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 524 ppi | 444 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 550 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Kunlun Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 214 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 9 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 161 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 73.7 mm (2.9 inches) | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Red | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 3020 MHz | 3190 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 704 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 875 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1126 GFLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 201538 | 349428 |
| GPU | 231438 | 475460 |
| Memory | 138841 | 203184 |
| UX | 155432 | 239039 |
| Total score | 727249 | 1267111 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 48.1 °C | 50.3 °C |
| Stability | 53% | 41% |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | 63 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4298 | 10551 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8642 | - |
| Video editing | 5863 | - |
| Photo editing | 31362 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8450 | - |
| Writing score | 13225 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | EMUI 13.1 |
| OS size | 23.6 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4815 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 88 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (100% in 84 min) | Yes (58% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | 0:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:39 hr | 08:26 hr |
| Watching video | 12:04 hr | 12:20 hr |
| Gaming | 04:46 hr | 05:27 hr |
| Standby | 85 hr | 88 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth: 0.3 MP | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | Sony IMX888 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76" | 1/1.4" |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 1.17 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | 90 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 | Omnivision |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LA | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 80 |
| Preview | 72 | 75 |
| Zoom | 126 | 158 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Huawei P60 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 3872 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX375 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 22 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2020 | March 2023 |
| Release date | March 2020 | March 2023 |
| Launch price | $1200 | $1199 |
| SAR (head) | 0.38 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.57 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 88 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

