Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus vs Huawei P60 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus vs Huawei P60 Pro

66 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
VS
79 out of 100
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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
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

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Huawei P60 Pro crucial features
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
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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 tests

Display

TypeDynamic AMOLEDOLED
Size6.7 inches6.67 inches
Resolution1440 x 3200 pixels1220 x 2700 pixels
Aspect ratio20:920:9
PPI524 ppi444 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateNoYes
Max rated brightness800 nits550 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1200 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 6Kunlun Glass
Screen-to-body ratio90.8%89.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space99.7%99.6%
PWM214 Hz120 Hz
Response time9 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1145 nits

Design and build

Height161.9 mm (6.37 inches)161 mm (6.34 inches)
Width73.7 mm (2.9 inches)74.5 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness7.8 mm (0.31 inches)8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight186 g (6.56 oz)200 g (7.05 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsBlack, Gray, RedWhite, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Huawei P60 Pro in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 990Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock3020 MHz3190 MHz
CPU cores8 (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 cache2 MB6 MB
ManufacturingSamsungTSMC
Lithography process7 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)YesHexagon
GraphicsMali-G77 MP11Adreno 730
GPU shading units7041024
GPU clock550 MHz875 MHz
FLOPS~1126 GFLOPS~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
1267111
CPU201538349428
GPU231438475460
Memory138841203184
UX155432239039
Total score7272491267111
Samples[9 tests][14 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature48.1 °C50.3 °C
Stability53%41%
Graphics test25 FPS63 FPS
Graphics score429810551
PCMark 3.0
Web score8642 -
Video editing5863 -
Photo editing31362 -
Data manipulation8450 -
Writing score13225 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size8 GB8 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5
Memory clock3200 MHz -
Channels24
Storage
Storage size128 GB256, 512 GB
Storage typeUFS 3.0UFS 3.1
Memory cardMicroSDNano Memory
Memory card max sizeUp to 1000 GBUp to 256 GB

Software

Operating systemAndroid 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)Android 13
ROMOne UI 5.1EMUI 13.1
OS size23.6 GB -

Battery

Capacity4500 mAh4815 mAh
Max charge power25 W88 W
Battery typeLi-IonLi-Po
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (15 W)Yes (50 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes (100% in 84 min)Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full charging time1:25 hr0:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing07:39 hr08:26 hr
Watching video12:04 hr12:20 hr
Gaming04:46 hr05:27 hr
Standby85 hr88 hr
General battery life
19:49 hr

Main camera

Matrix12 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution4000 x 30008000 x 6000
ZoomOptical, 1.1xOptical, 3.5x
FlashLEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 24FPSNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (720p)960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens120° -
Lenses1) 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
Standard lens
Image resolution12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4
Focal length26 mm25 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2LDSony IMX888
Sensor size1/1.76"1/1.4"
Pixel size1.8 micron1.17 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.1
Focal length29 mm90 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KGW2Omnivision
Sensor size1/1.72" -
Pixel size0.8 micron -
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K2LA -
Sensor size1/2.55" -
Pixel size1.4 micron -
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh7080
Preview7275
Zoom126158
SamplesPhoto samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus from DxOMarkPhoto samples of Huawei P60 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels10 megapixels13 megapixels
Image resolution2592 x 38724160 x 3120
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length26 mm -
SensorSony IMX375CMOS
Sensor size1/3.2" -
Pixel size1.22 micron1.22 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)No
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-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 version55.2
Bluetooth featuresLE, A2DPLE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.13.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - Yes, DP 1.2
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, GalileoGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoYes
Network
Number of SIM*22
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandbyStandby
eSIM support*YesNo
Hybrid slotYesNo
LTE Cat*2220
5G supportNoNo

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesNo
Speakers test
Max loudness
89.1 dB

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedFebruary 2020March 2023
Release dateMarch 2020March 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.
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