Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 5G vs Huawei P40 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Huawei
Announced August 2017 2020, February 11 2020, March 26
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 6 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April 7
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud Pink Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm
(6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 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) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - ELS-NX9 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - ELS-N04
5G Network - 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300), 77(3700), 78(3500); SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA - ELS-NX9 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 66(1700), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA - ELS-N04
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (In-Display )
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 10.0 Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS)
User Interface - One UI 2.0 EMUI 10.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA, Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G76 MP16
RAM 6 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 128 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Dynamic AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR10+
Always-on display
120Hz
QHD+ OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
DCI-P3
HDR10+
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.2 inches 6.58 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1440 x 3200 pixels (566 ppi) 1200 x 2640 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 88.53% 91.50%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only) No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 64 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 40 MP + 12 MP + TOF
Flash LED Flash LED flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, (ultrawide), 1/1.26", 0.7µm, AF, Super Steady video
TOF 3D camera
auto-HDR, panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.28", PDAF, OIS
40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF
12 MP, Periscope, f/4.0, 240mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
TOF 3D, (depth)
Leica optics, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 3240p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 12 GB RAM 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS3.0)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 40W
Fast wireless charging 27W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 27W
Capacity 3300 mAh 4000 mAh 4200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -