Huawei P20 vs OnePlus 5

Comparing the Huawei P20 vs OnePlus 5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Huawei P20 runs at 2.36 GHz, making OnePlus 5 the better performer.

Display: Huawei P20 offers a screen size of 5.8 inches, while OnePlus 5 offers 5.5 inches, making Huawei P20 the larger display of the two. OnePlus 5 features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Huawei P20's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 5 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: OnePlus 5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Huawei P20 offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 5 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Huawei P20 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while OnePlus 5 offers 16 MP, making Huawei P20 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Huawei P20 offers a higher battery capacity with 3400 mAh, while OnePlus 5 offers 3300 mAh, making Huawei P20 better for longer battery life.

Storage: OnePlus 5 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei P20 offers 128 GB, making OnePlus 5 the better option for storage.

Huawei P20

₹52,290

(Discontinued)

OnePlus 5

₹25,999

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

21 Jun, 2019

22 Jun, 2017

12 Mar, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


5.8 inches (14.73 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD	Optic AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2240 px (FHD+)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	Super HD (2772 x 1272)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
20 MP Camera	20 MP Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


24 MP	16 MP	32 MP

Battery


3400 mAh	3300 mAh	7000 mAh
Super Charging	Dash Charging	68W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	64 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Buttery smooth performance
Good battery life
Excellent cameras

Long-lasting battery life
Slim and lightweight design
Reliable cameras
Dependable performance

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Unoriginal design
No expandable storage
More expensive than previous OnePlus flagships

Warms up quickly during gaming
Macro photography could be improved

User Ratings

N/A

4.5/5

(22,039 ratings)

4.4/5

(18,511 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	1,149,292 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	17h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Mar 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Years

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

Oxygen OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

10 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12

Adreno 540

Adreno 810

RAM

4 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

1,149,292

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

1,197

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

19.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Optic AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2240 px (FHD+)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

20:9

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

1500 Hz

Pixel Density

429 ppi

401 ppi

449 ppi

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.21 %

72.81 %

92.05 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.2 %

Design

Height

149.1 mm

154.2 mm

162.76 mm

Width

70.8 mm

74.1 mm

75.60 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

7.2 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

165 grams

153 grams

193 grams

Build Material

N/A

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Back: Fiber Fabric

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81.55µm pixel size

16 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size IMX398 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 1µm pixel size

20 MP
f/1.6

20 MP
f/2.636 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Face detection

Video Recording

N/A

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3400 mAh

3300 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging

Yes Dash Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

17h 34m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

49m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.240 W/kg Body: 0.850 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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