Huawei nova 5z vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

Huawei nova 5z

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 2100

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

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

-

5G band 2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

-

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

-

5G
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame
SIM

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

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

156.1 mm

164.8 mm
Width

73.9 mm

77.2 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

178 g

208 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Aurora, Black, Green

Black, Bronze, White

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.26 inches

6.9 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1440 x 3088 pixels
Pixel density

412 ppi

496 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen, Oleophobic coating

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

-

HDR10+, Always-on display, 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
DxOMark display score

-

90

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.27 GHz Cortex-A76

Dual-core - global / Single-core - USA 2.73 / 3.0 GHz Mongoose M5 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.88 GHz Cortex-A55

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

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

Hisilicon Kirin 810

Exynos 9825 - global / Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 - USA
GPU

Mali-G52 MP6

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

6 GB

12 GB
Internal storage

64, 128 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

NM(Nano memory)

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

256 GB

-
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/2" , 0.8 µm

108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm
8 MP, f/2.4

12 MP, f/3.0 , 120 mm, 1.0 µm, 5x optical zoom , 50x hybrid zoom
2 MP, f/2.4 , 27 mm

12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.2" , 1.4 µm
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

12000 x 9000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

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

Autofocus, continuous 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, tracking autofocus
DxOMark photo

-

119
DxOMark zoom

-

75
DxOMark video

-

103
DxOMark camera score

-

117

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, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
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

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gravity, gyroscope, hall, light, proximity

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

-

Yes