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Huawei P20 VS Huawei Mate 10 – Specs Comparison

Huawei P20 VS Huawei Mate 10 – Specs Comparison. The Huawei P-series and Mate series are one of the best series in smartphone industry right now. Not often you see two smartphone series from the same company competing against themselves. But that’s exactly what we have here. Hard to tell which series between the P-series and Mate series is the best. Their phones have been able to compete against the very best in market. Just like the Samsung are doing, with their Galaxy S-series and Note series.

It’s hard to tell if the move is a good one or is better to just have one leading smartphone series. I would be comparing the Huawei P20 and Huawei Mate 10 for this article. Just the way i did for their pro versions, the Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Mate 10 Pro.

Huawei P20 VS Huawei Mate 10 – The Design

Huawei P20 VS Huawei Mate 10
Huawei P20
Huawei P20 VS Huawei Mate 10
Huawei Mate 10

The Huawei Mate 10 is taller, wider and thicker to the Huawei P20. For people who love bigger screen phone and all that, the Huawei Mate 10 will be your choice. While those who prefer a rather slim and sleek device can go for the Huawei P20. The Huawei Mate 10 weighs 186 grams. And is 21 grams heavier to the Huawei P20 which weighs 165 grams. They both come in a front and back glass with aluminum frame. Which is like the norm for high-end smartphones now.

Both devices have the same IP53 certified rating, which is rather disappointing. They can only survive dust and splash of water. But won’t survive when submerged in a pool. The Huawei P20 features the home button and a notch at the top of the screen. While the Huawei Mate 10 also features the home button with no notch at the top.

The fingerprint sensor is embedded in the home button on both smartphones. The Huawei P20 comes in Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue and Pink Gold body colors. While the Huawei Mate 10 comes in Mocha Brown, Black, Champagne Gold, and Pink Gold body colors.

Huawei P20 VS Huawei Mate 10 – The Display

The Huawei Mate 10 offer better display quality to Huawei P20. Both phones feature the IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen. The Huawei Mate 10 packs a 5.9-inch screen with a display resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and 499 ppi density. The screen stretches up to 81.6% screen-to-body ratio with a 16:9 aspect ratio.

While the Huawei P20 houses a 5.8-inch screen. With a display resolution of 1080 x 2240 pixels and 429 ppi density. Its screen stretches up to 80.4% screen-to-body ratio with an 18.7:9 aspect ratio.

Huawei P20 VS Huawei Mate 10 – The Camera

The best quality of the Huawei P20 is its camera. The smartphone is ranked 2nd in DxOMark’s (a company that ranks smartphones with the best camera quality) ranking, only ahead of them is the Huawei P20 Pro. The Huawei P20 packs a dual rear camera with a resolution of 12MP f/1.8 aperture and 20MP f/1.6 aperture. The front camera has a resolution of a 24MP f/2.0 aperture.

The Huawei Mate 10 packs the same camera specifications as the Mate 10 Pro. The Mate 10 Pro is ranked 6th in DxOMark standing. I think it’s safe to say the Mate 10 isn’t bad too. The phone houses a dual rear camera with a resolution of 12MP f/1.6 aperture and 20MP f/1.6 aperture. The front camera is also good for an average selfie picture with a resolution of 8MP f/2.0 aperture.

Huawei P20 VS Huawei Mate 10 – Hardware and Software

Just like their Pro versions, the Huawei Mate 10 and Huawei P20 are powered by the same chipset. The Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset. Along with 8-cores processor clocking at 2.4GHz. Running on the Huawei Mate 10 is EMUI 8.0 with Android 8.0 Oreo underneath it. While running on the Huawei P20 is EMUI 8.1 with Android 8.1 Oreo underneath it.

The Huawei P20 features a 4GB RAM with 128GB ROM and no microSD slot. While the Huawei Mate 10 also features a 4GB RAM with a rather small internal storage of 64GB.

Huawei P20 VS Huawei Mate 10 – The Battery

The Huawei Mate 10 packs an impressive non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery. And will last longer than the Huawei P20, which packs a non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh battery. Both phone has the fast battery charging feature.

Huawei P20 VS Huawei Mate 10 – The Price

The Huawei Mate 10 is available at about $721 (N252,350). While at about $831 (N290,850) you can get the Huawei P20. The Huawei Mate 10 offers better battery life and display quality compare to Huawei P20. Value for money here is the Huawei Mate 10.

Huawei P20 VS Huawei Mate 10 Full Specs Comparison

Huawei P20 Huawei Mate 10
Dimensions and Weight 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm. Weight – 165g 150.5 x 77.8 x 8.2 mm. Weight – 186g
Display 5.8 inch (80.4% screen-to-body ratio), 1080 x 2240 pixels with 429 ppi density and IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 5.9 inch (81.6% screen-to-body ratio), 1440 x 2560 pixels with 499 ppi density and IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Memory RAM – 4GB. ROM – 128GB RAM – 4GB. ROM – 64GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual SIM model only
Software Android 8.1 Oreo (with EMUI 8.1) Android 8.0 Oreo (with EMUI 8.0)
Hardware Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset with Octa-core 2.4GHz processor Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset with Octa-core 2.4GHz processor
Camera 24MP f/2.0 aperture front camera + Dual – 12MP f/1.8 aperture and 20MP f/1.6 aperture with LED flash 8MP f/2.0 aperture front camera + Dual – 12MP f/1.6 aperture and 20MP f/1.6 aperture with dual-LED dual-tone flash
Connectivity 2G/3G/4G Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, dual-band, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS 2G/3G/4G Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, dual-band, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
Battery Non-removable Li-Po 3,400 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Po 4,000 mAh battery
Additional Features Fingerprint (front-mounted), Fast battery charging Fingerprint (front-mounted), Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min)

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