Samsung Galaxy S10+ vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro Specs Comparison

A while back, Samsung officially introduced the S10 family. The top model of this new smartphone line is the Galaxy S10+. Now, let's see how does its specs fare with 2018's finest, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro.

Team Galaxy or team Mate?

The Samsung S10+ arrives in two variants, one with the 12GB RAM & 1TB ROM combination, and another with the lower 8GB RAM & 128GB ROM. Both will sell for PHP 55,990 and PHP 89,990, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro which was unveiled on October 2018, retails for PHP 49,990.

Samsung Galaxy S10+ vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro Specs Comparison

Device	Samsung Galaxy S10+	Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Display	6.4-inch 3D curved Gorilla Glass 6 protected Dynamic AMOLED screen w/ QHD+ 3040 x 1440 resolution at 522 ppi	6.39-inch 3D curved OLED screen w/ QHD+ 3140 x 1440 resolution at 541 ppi
CPU	2.7GHz 64-bit Exynos 9820 octa-core processor w/ NPU	2.6GHz 64-bit Kirin 980 octa-core processor w/ Dual-NPU
GPU	Mali-G76 MP12	Mali-G76 MP10 w/ GPU Turbo 2.0
RAM	8GB/12GB LPDDR4x	6GB LPDDR4x
ROM	128GB/512GB/1TB expandable via microSD card up to 1TB	128GB expandable via NM card slot up to 256GB
Back Camera	12MP (f/1.5/f/2.4) w/ Dual Pixel, OIS + 16MP f/2.2 123-degree ultra wide-angle lens + 12MP f/2.4 telephoto lens w/ OIS, AF, and dual tone LED flash	40MP f/1.8 RGB sensor + 20MP f/2.2 ultra wide-angle + 8MP f/2.4 OIS telephoto sensor w/ 4D predictive focus, AIS, 5x zoom, 4K video recording, 960 fps slow motion, and dual-tone LED flash
Selfie Camera	10MP f/1.9 + 8MP f/2.2 RGB w/ Dual Pixel	24MP f/2.0 w/ AI face beauty and 3D portrait lighting
Battery	4,100mAh w/ Adaptive fast charging, fast wireless charging w/ reverse wireless charging	4,200mAh w/ 40W SuperCharge and 15W wireless charging w/ reverse wireless charging
OS	Android 9.0 Pie w/ One UI	Android 9.0 Pie w/ EMUI 9.0
Connectivity	WiFi 6, 4G LTE Cat 20, Bluetooth 5.0, OTG, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, dual SIM (hybrid)	WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), 4G LTE Cat 21, Bluetooth 5 BLE, aptX HD, OTG, NFC, dual-band GPS, dual SIM (hybrid)
Sensors	Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, pressure, heart rate	Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic
Others	Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, face unlock, IP68 water and dust resistance, USB-C, UHQ 32-bit/DSD audio support, AKG stereo speakers, Colors: prism white, prism green, prism black, luxurious ceramic black, luxurious ceramic white	Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, pressure Others: Fingerprint sensor, 3D face unlock, IR Blaster, IP68 water and dust resistance, 384K/32-bit HiFi DAC, USB Type-C, stereo speakers, Colors: emerald green, midnight blue, classical black, pink gold, twilight
Dimensions	157.7 x 75 x 7.8 mm	157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm
Weight	175 g	189 g
Price	PHP 55,990 (8GB RAM/128GB ROM), PHP 89,990 (12GB RAM/1TB ROM)	PHP 49,990 (PHP 44,990 sale price)

Beastly flagship battle

Near bezel-less full screen design

Build/Design - The Samsung S10+ is made of a combined glass and limited edition ceramic materials. Meanwhile, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a combination of metal and glass build. Both smartphones are built out of luxurious materials which is expected for the flagship smartphones.

On front, the Galaxy S10+ sports the slimmest bezels we've seen on a smartphone. It has no notch and places the dual selfie cameras through the punch hole technology.

Curvy screen with notch

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro on the other hand has notch housing the sensors and selfie camera. It also has slim side bezels and a little thicker chin bezel.

Based on what we saw, S10+ is a bit ahead of Mate 20 Pro in terms of design.

Dynamic AMOLED HDR 10+

Display - The Korean smartphone firm calls the S10 Series' screen display as the Infinity-O  Dynamic AMOLED display. Samsung Galaxy S10+ features a huge 6.4-inch (800 nits) display. Its colors are more vibrant, sharper, and better contrast than any other Samsung flagship smartphones. It even has the HDR 10+ support.

The Mate 20 Pro goes with a 6.39-inch (820 nits) 3D OLED panel with a QHD+ 3140 x 1440 resolution at 541 ppi.

Mate 20 Pro has the "slightly" smaller screen with sharper details. Since the Galaxy S10 has no notch, it goes with the higher 93.1 percent of screen-to-body ratio versus the 87.9 of the Mate 20 Pro.

S10+ AnTuTu

Specs - Both are beastly phones! The Galaxy S10+ has the new 8nm 64-bit Exynos 9820 octa-core processor w/ NPU. Finally, it now has a single NPU to handle AI tasks separately.

On the other hand the Mate 20 Pro has the 7nm 2.6GHz 64-bit Kirin 980 octa-core processor w/ Dual-NPU. The GPU of S10+ is Mali-G76 MP12 while the Mate 20 Pro goes with a GPU Turbo 2.0-assisted Mali G76 MP10 GPU.

S10+ Geekbench

On paper, Mate 20 Pro is still ahead in the AI department. The S10+ is a bit ahead in speed and gaming though.

Mate 20 Pro AnTuTu and Geekbench

The RAM and storage advantage goes to Samsung for me as it has the bigger 8GB/12GB RAM and up to 1TB storage versus the 6GB RAM/128GB ROM of Huawei's flagship.

The Mate 20 Pro features the larger 4,200mAh battery with faster 40W SuperCharge tech, wireless charging, and reverse wireless charging.

Samsung copied Huawei's reverse wireless tech and labeled it as their own "PowerShare" solution.

Triple cam

Cameras - On the cameras, both the Galaxy S10+ and Huawei Mate 20 Pro arrived with a triple cameras.

The S10+ features a 12MP primary sensor with variable f/1.5 and f/2.4 aperture sizes for low light and daylight shots, respectively. It is even paired with Dual Pixel and OIS solution. The new second camera is the the 16MP 123-degree ultra wide-angle lens. It also has a 12MP f/2.4 2x telephoto sensor.

Leica triple-cam

Huawei's triple Leica powered camera configuration needs no introduction. It features a 40MP f/1.8 RGB sensor + 20MP f/2.2 ultra wide-angle + 8MP f/2.4 OIS telephoto sensor w/ 4D predictive focus, AIS, 5x zoom. It has 3x optical zoom using the 3rd lens and super macro mode via the wide-angle lens for close-up shots. For low light, Huawei also pioneered the AI-assisted Super Night mode.

Samsung's "Bright Night" feature will just add exposure. It is not like Huawei's handend Super Night long exposure mode.

For selfies, the advantage goes to Samsung for me even if Huawei has a 24MP f/2.0 selfie shooter. It features a 10MP f/1.9 + 8MP f/2.2 RGB dual-selfie camera setup w/ Dual Pixel technology and 4K video recording. As we all know, Dual Pixel is love.

See also: Samsung Galaxy S10+ vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro Camera Comparison

Other features - Both devices comes with an In-Display fingerprint sensor. Samsung's implementation is just newer and faster as it has the Ultrasonic scanner. Both phones also comes with face unlock (IR face unlock for Mate 20 Pro), IP68 water and dust resistance, USB-C, and HiFi audio.

Mate 20 Pro uses the new NM card slot to expand its storage. Samsung still has the 3.5mm headphone jack slot.

Both runs with Android 9.0 Pie OS out of the box with their own skins.

Samsung Galaxy S10+ advantages - Full screen with no notch and higher screen-to-body ratio, slightly faster chipset, bigger max RAM and ROM options, nicer selfie cameras, faster In-Display fingerprint scanner, WiFi 6, 3.5mm headphone jack slot
Huawei Mate 20 Pro advantages - Slightly sharper and brighter screen, Dual-NPU, slightly bigger battery capacity, Leica triple camera setup, slightly higher LTE category, more affordable price tag

Our thoughts

You can't go wrong with either. We have yet to side-by-side the two devices, but both of them offers top notch specs, features, and design with competitive price tags. Yes, the S10+ and Mate 20 Pro are expensive phones, but both are priced just right based on what we saw.

Stay tuned for our actual comparison!

What do you guys think?