Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G |
|---|
| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer Model Number | - | SM-G988B/DS | |
| Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
| Height | 174.6 mm | 166.9 mm | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G. |
| Width | 85.4 mm | 76 mm | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G. |
| Depth | 8.38 mm | 8.8 mm | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
| Weight | 233 g | 220 g | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
| Body Colour | Emerald Green | Cosmic black | Cosmic grey | Cloud white | |
| Protection | Dustproof, waterproof | Dustproof, splashproof, water-resistant | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | Yes | Yes | Both phones are waterproof. |
| IP rating | IP53 | IP68 | |
| SAR Value | 1.24 W/kg (body), 0.91 W/kg (head), 2.21 W/kg (limb) | 1.557 W/kg (body), 0.66 W/kg (head) | |
| Connector Type | USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C | USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C | |
| SIM Card Type (Size) | Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) | |
| SIM Card Qty | Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM | |
| SIM Card Configuration Details | Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card | Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD |
| DISPLAY | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G |
|---|
| Display Type | OLED display | OLED display | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Display Technology | - | Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 7.2" | 6.9" | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G. |
| Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) | 2244 x 1080 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
| Display Format | Full HD+ | QHD+ | |
| Pixel Density | 345 ppi | 511 ppi | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
| Colour Depth | 16.7 million colours | 16.7 million colours | Both phones have the same color depth. |
| HDR | - | Yes | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has HDR. |
| HDR Technology | - | HDR10+ | |
| Display Refresh Rate | - | 120 Hz | |
| Display Features | Full Lamination, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut | Edge Screen, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, AOD(Always On Display), Edge Lighting | |
| Display Protection (Screen Protector) | Fingerprint-resistant coating, Aluminosilicate glass | - |
| PROCESSOR | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G |
|---|
| Processor Type (CPU) | Hisilicon Kirin 980 | Samsung Exynos 990 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.73 GHz | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
| 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. |
| Graphics System (GPU) | Mali-G76 | - |
| MEMORY | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G |
|---|
| RAM | LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB | LPDDR5 SDRAM - 12 GB | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has more RAM than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 256 GB | 128 GB | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G. |
| User Memory | - | 104 GB | |
| Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) | NM card - up to 256 GB | microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 1 TB |
| CAMERA | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G |
|---|
| MAIN CAMERA |
|---|
| Number of Main Cameras | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor Resolution | 40 Megapixel | 108 Megapixel | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/1.33" | |
| Lens Type | Wide-angle lens | Wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture | F/1.8 | F/1.8 | Both phones have the same camera lens aperture. |
| Field of View (FoV) | - | 79 degree(s) | |
| Pixel Size | - | 0.8 μm | |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | - | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has optical stabilisation. |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | Automatic, manual | |
| Laser Auto Focus | Yes | - | |
| Optical Zoom | - | 10x | |
| Digital Zoom | - | 100x | |
| Self-Timer Delay | - | Yes | |
| Special Effects | - | HDR, Bokeh effect, Grid Line, Motion photos, video bokeh effect | |
| Camera Modes | - | Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Super Slow-mo, Flowers, Greenery, Trees, Sky, Beaches, Watersides, Snow, Backlit, Text, Food, Face, Baby, Person, Dog, Cat, People, Sunset, Sunrise, City, Waterfall, Scenery, Stage, Vehicles, Drinks, Animal, Shoes, Indoor, Clothes, Night view, Live focus video, Night, Mountain, Pro Video mode, Single Take | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | - | Face detection | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has face detection. |
| White Balance | - | Custom, automatic | |
| Light Source | 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, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 24 fps | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Leica Triple Camera, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS) | Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), blink detection, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Live Focus, Tracking AF, Video location tags, Quick Share, location tags, Hyperlapse video support 1080p, Scene Optimiser, Full view, Flaw detection, Shot suggestions, AR Emoji, blur detection, HDR10+ recording, Floating shutter button, Super steady, Quick Measure, Space Zoom, 33MP still photos while playing 8K video, 100x Super Resolution Zoom, 10x Hybrid Optic Zoom, 3D Scanner |
| SECOND CAMERA |
|---|
| Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) | 20 Megapixel | 12 Megapixel | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Field of View (2nd Camera) | - | 120 degree(s) | |
| Pixel Size (2nd Camera) | - | 1.4 μm |
| THIRD CAMERA |
|---|
| Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) | 8 Megapixel | 48 Megapixels | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has higher resolution third camera than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lens Type (3rd Camera) | Telephoto lens | Telephoto lens | |
| Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) | F/2.4 | F/3.5 | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
| Field of View (3rd Camera) | - | 24 degree(s) | |
| Pixel Size (3rd Camera) | - | 0.8 μm |
| FOURTH CAMERA |
|---|
| Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) | - | 0.3 Megapixel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lens Aperture (4th Camera) | - | F/1.0 | |
| Camera Functions (4th Camera) | - | DepthVision camera |
| FRONT CAMERA |
|---|
| Number of Front Cameras | 1 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 24 Megapixel | 40 Megapixels | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
| Sensor Type (Front) | CMOS | - | |
| Lens Aperture (Front) | F/2.0 | F/2.2 | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
| Field of View (Front) | - | 80 degree(s) | |
| Pixel Size (Front) | - | 0.7 μm | |
| Focus Adjustment | - | Automatic | |
| Camera Features (Front) | - | Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G |
|---|
| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 4200 mAh | 5000 mAh | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Charging Technology | HUAWEI SuperCharge technology | Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Adaptive Fast Charging, Samsung Super Fast Charging | Both phones have fast charging technology. |
| Wireless Charging | - | Yes | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G can be charged wirelessly. |
| Wireless Charging Standards | - | WPC, Qi, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare | |
| Talk Time | - | 1500 minutes | |
| Run Time Details | - | Talk (LTE): up to 1500 min Active online usage (LTE): up to 17 hrs Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 18 hrs |
|
| Battery Technology | Lithium polymer | - |
| CELLULAR | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G |
|---|
| Technology | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Broadband Generation | 5G | 5G | Both phones have the same mobile network generation. |
| Operating System | Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 | |
| User Interface | EMUI 9.1 | Samsung One UI 2 | |
| Intelligent Assistant | - | Bixby | |
| Payment Technology | - | Samsung Pay | |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G |
|---|
| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2G Band | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM | |
| 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 41 | 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, TDD 2500 | 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 | |
| 5G NR Band | N77, n78, n79 | N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n77, n78, n40 | |
| 5G NR Frequency | TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500 | FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300 | |
| 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 | |
| Bluetooth Profiles | SBC | - | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| Modem | Balong 5000 | - | |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | SMS, MMS |
| MEDIA | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G |
|---|
| Supported Digital Audio Standards | WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, EAC3, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, HWA, 3GP, AC-4 | 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 | XviD, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, MP4 | MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4 | |
| Sound Enhancements | - | Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Surround sound, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Digital sound |
| FEATURES | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G |
|---|
| 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, geomagnetic sensor | |
| Security Devices | Fingerprint reader | Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition | |
| Additional Phone Features | HUAWEI M-Pen support | Smart Select, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, High AOP Mic, Smart View, Live message, Samsung DeX support, Bixby Vision, Secure Folder function, Dual Audio, Bixby Routines, Intelligent Performance Enhancer, AR Doodle, Bixby key, 3D Scanner |
| OTHERS | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) | Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G |
|---|
| Included Accessories | Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, protective case | Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, headset (tuned by AKG), clear cover case, protective film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliant Standards | IP53, TUV Rheinland | VDE, IP68, SGS | |
| Max Depth of Water Resistance | - | 1.5 m |
cs
sk
de
it
es
fr
hu
pt
ru
pl
br
ro
