Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy S10+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10+. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy S10+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 Pro Samsung Galaxy S10+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G975F/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.8 mm 157.6 mm Huawei Mate 20 Pro has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S10+.
Width 72.3 mm 74.1 mm Samsung Galaxy S10+ has greater width than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Depth 8.6 mm 7.8 mm Samsung Galaxy S10+ is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Weight 189 g 175 g Samsung Galaxy S10+ is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Body Colour Black | Emerald Green | Twilight | Midnight blue Prism white | Silver prism | Prism black | Prism blue | Ceramic white | Ceramic black
Body Material - Gorilla glass 5
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP68
SAR Value 0.96 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head), 2.98 W/kg (limb) 1.582 W/kg (body), 0.516 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 Pro Samsung Galaxy S10+
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.39" 6.4" Samsung Galaxy S10+ has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 3120 x 1440 pixels 3040 x 1440 pixels Huawei Mate 20 Pro has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy S10+.
Display Format 2K+ QHD+
Pixel Density 538 ppi 522 ppi Huawei Mate 20 Pro has better pixel density than Samsung Galaxy S10+.
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR - Yes Samsung Galaxy S10+ has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Features - Edge Screen, AOD(Always On Display)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 6 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 Pro Samsung Galaxy S10+
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Samsung Exynos
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2.7 GHz Samsung Galaxy S10+ has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 Pro Samsung Galaxy S10+
RAM 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Samsung Galaxy S10+ has more RAM than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 107.8 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 Pro Samsung Galaxy S10+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 Pro has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S10+.
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.4 Huawei Mate 20 Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Field of View (FoV) - 45 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Dual OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) Samsung Galaxy S10+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom - 10x
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects HDR HDR, Grid Line, Motion photos
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Super Slow-mo, Flowers, Greenery, Trees, Sky, Mountains, Beaches, Watersides, Snow, Backlit, Text, Food, Live focus with bokeh effect, Face, Baby, Person, Dog, Cat, People, Sunset, Sunrise, City, Waterfall, Scenery, Stage, Vehicles, Drinks, Animal, Shoes, Indoor, Clothes, Night view
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
White Balance - Custom, automatic
Light Source Dual LED flash High CRI LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, 3D Live Emoji Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), blink detection, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Tracking AF, Video location tags, location tags, Hyperlapse video support 1080p, Scene Optimiser, Full view, Flaw detection, 9.1MP still photos recording 4K video, Shot suggestions, AR Emoji, blur detection, HDR10+ recording, Floating shutter button, Super steady
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 20 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 Pro has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S10+.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Dual Pixel AF, OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S10+ has higher resolution third camera than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/1.5 and f/2.4 Samsung Galaxy S10+ has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 77 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.4 μm
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Dual Pixel AF
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 10 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 Pro has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S10+.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/1.9 Samsung Galaxy S10+ has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Field of View (Front) - 80 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes (Front) - Wide selfie mode, AR Emoji, selfie focus
Camera Features (Front) 3D Depth Sensing Camera Dual Pixel AF
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Front) - 90 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Front) - 1.12 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - Capture depth information
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 Pro Samsung Galaxy S10+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4100 mAh Samsung Galaxy S10+ has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Adaptive Fast Charging Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi WPC, PMA, Qi, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare
Talk Time - 1500 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (WCDMA): up to 1500 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 14 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 16 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 17 hrs
Playback (video): up to 22 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 101 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 Pro Samsung Galaxy S10+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 9.0 One UI
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 Pro Samsung Galaxy S10+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi, LAA
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS)
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 Pro Samsung Galaxy S10+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, DSD, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID, DSD64, DSD128
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Surround sound, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Digital sound
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 Pro Samsung Galaxy S10+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, pressure sensor, geomagnetic sensor, HR sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology 3D Face unlock -
Additional Phone Features Wi-Fi Miracast, Neural Network Processing Unit Multi Window, Smart Select, MU-MIMO technology, Samsung KNOX, High AOP Mic, Smart View, Live message, Bixby Vision, Secure Folder function, Dual Audio, Bixby Routines, Intelligent Performance Enhancer
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 Pro Samsung Galaxy S10+
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones, protective case Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, headset (tuned by AKG), USB connector (OTG)
Compliant Standards IP68 VDE, IP68, TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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