Huawei nova 6 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S20

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
5G network

5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE Cat21

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
5G speed

2+ Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass, aluminum frame

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 6), aluminium frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

162.7 mm

151.7 mm
Width

75.8 mm

69.1 mm
Thickness

9 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

212 g

163 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Purple, Red

Blue, Grey, Pink

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.57 inches

6.2 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

401 ppi

563 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Aluminosilicate screen, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon), Oleophobic coating

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

Always-on display, HDR10+

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.86 GHz Cortex-A76

Dual-core / Single-core 2.73 / 2.84 GHz Mongoose M5 / Kryo 585
CPU(second)

dual-core 2.09 GHz Cortex-A76

Dual-core / Triple-core 2.50 / 2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 / Kryo 585
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.86 GHz Cortex-A55

Quad-core / Quad-core 2.0 / 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 / Kryo 585
Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 990

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 - USA
GPU

Mali-G76 MP16

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA
Memory RAM

8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

40 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/1.7"

12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm, 3x hybrid optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4 , 80 mm, 1/4" , 3x optical zoom

64 MP, f/2.0 , 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm
8 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm

12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

7296 x 5472 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@960fps

4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, phase detection with Dual Pixel

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

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Selfie camera

32 MP, f/2.0 , 26 mm, 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm

10 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1/3.2" , 1.22 µm
8 MP, f/2.2 , 17 mm
Selfie camera resolution

6528 x 4896 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels
Selfie camera video

2160p@30fps

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark photo

105

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DxOMark video

93

-
DxOMark camera score

100

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Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

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WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

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Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

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Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, light, proximity, side-mounted fingerprint sensor

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes