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Huawei P20

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, March 27 2018, February 25
Status Available. Released 2018, April 06 Available. Released 2018, March
Body
Dimensions 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 in) 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Water-repellent coating IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 5.8 inches, 84.9 cm2 (~80.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2240 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~429 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Kirin 970 (10 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7", PDAF
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)
Selfie Camera
Modules 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable (13.48 Wh)
Charging 22.5W wired 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Misc
Colors Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue
SAR 0.78 W/kg (head)     0.79 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     1.35 W/kg (body)    
Models EML-L29C, EML-L09C, EML-AL00 EML-TL00, EML-L29, EML-L09, EML-AL00, EML-TL00 SM-G965F, SM-G965U, SM-G965W, SM-G9650, SM-G965U1, SM-G965N, SCV39, SM-G965X, SC-03K
Price About 330 EUR $ 128.68 / C$ 350.00 / £ 243.95 / € 275.00
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 207016 (v7)
GeekBench: 6739 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 23fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 246660 (v7)
GeekBench: 8883 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1445:1 (nominal), 3.683 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.537 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 90dB Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB Noise -92.6dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 75h Endurance rating 86h

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