Huawei P20 Pro vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
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Front
Video
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
Build
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Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Infrared port
Radio
USB
features
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Messaging
Browser
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
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3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Huawei P20 Pro
Price
$552.94
Advantages
CAMERA Rear: Triple: 40 MP (f/1.8, 1/1.7", OIS) + 20 MP (f/1.6) + 8 MP (f/2.4), Leica optics, 3x optical zoom, phase detection and laser autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash
CAMERA Front: 24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~408 ppi density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
BODY Dimensions: 155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm (6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
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Main
Model
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Price
$458.95
Advantages
PLATFORM Chipset: Apple A11 Bionic
PLATFORM CPU: Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
PLATFORM GPU: Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
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launch
Announced
2018, March
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, April 6th
platform
OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset
Hisilicon Kirin 970
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12
camera
Rear
Triple: 40 MP (f/1.8, 1/1.7", OIS) + 20 MP (f/1.6) + 8 MP (f/2.4), Leica optics, 3x optical zoom, phase detection and laser autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Front
24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p, 720p@960fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
6.1 inches, 93.8 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~408 ppi density)
Technology
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
—
Multitouch
Yes - EMUI 8.1
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
body
Dimensions
155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm (6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight
180 g (6.35 oz, 0.4 lb)
SIM card
Single SIM
Build
—
Miscellaneous
Colors
Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min) - XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
Speed
HSPA, LTE
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2017, September
Status
Available. Released 2017, September
platform
OS
iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 11.2
Chipset
Apple A11 Bionic
CPU
Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 28mm, OIS) + 12 MP (f/2.8, 57mm), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
Front
7 MP (f/2.2, 32mm), 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR
Video
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, check quality
Features
Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
display
Size
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Technology
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button - True-tone display
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 2691 mAh battery (10.28 Wh)
Talk time
About 21 h
Playing Music
About 60 h
body
Dimensions
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight
202 g (7.13 oz, 0.45 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Build
Front/back glass, aluminum frame
Miscellaneous
Colors
Gold, Space Gray, Silver
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes (Apple Pay only)
Infrared port
—
Radio
No
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5 (Safari) - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min - Qi wireless charging - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.265 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
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), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The iPhone 8 Plus runs a more powerful CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) in comparison with the Huawei P20 Pro. It is an important difference between these phones as fast CPU allows you to run a few apps at once.

The iPhone 8 Plus has more powerful graphics processor Mali-G72 MP12 thanks to which you will be able to run more number of the latest games.

The Huawei P20 Pro has more quality back camera which makes the P20 Pro a better choice for those who want to make high quality photos. The Huawei P20 Pro front camera specs are better than that of the Apple iPhone 8 Plus: (24 megapixels and 2 aperture versus 7 megapixels and 2.2 aperture). If you want to shoot selfie photos of a good quality then it is an important advantage for you.

The P20 Pro has 4K UHD (1080 x 2244 pixels) display resolution with 408 ppi pixel density which is more high in compare to the Apple iPhone 8 Plus 2K HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) display resolution with 400 ppi pixel density. It makes this model a right choice for playing games. The P20 Pro smartphone is easier to carry as it has smaller dimensions than the iPhone 8 Plus: 155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm versus 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm. The P20 Pro model weight 180g which is 22g lighter in compare with the weight of the Apple iPhone 8 Plus.

The P20 Pro has a better battery life as it is produced with 4000mah battery which is 1309mah bigger than the iPhone 8 Plus cell. That's mean this phone can be used for a longer time without charging.

Considering the above differences the Huawei P20 Pro becomes the best buy. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.