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Honor V20 (Honor View 20) vs Samsung Galaxy A8s vs Huawei Nova 4: Price, Specifications Compared

Honor V20 (Honor View 20) vs Samsung Galaxy A8s vs Huawei Nova 4: Price, Specifications Compared

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 26 December 2018 18:08 IST

Honor V20 will fight against the Huawei Nova 4 and the Samsung Galaxy A8s smartphones

Highlights

Honor V20 is powered by the 7nm Kirin 980 processor
It packs up to 8GB RAM, is priced starting at CNY 2,999
All the three phones sport a rear fingerprint scanner

Huawei's sub-brand Honor has now launched the Honor V20 in China, after rolling out several teasers and building enough hype. The smartphone adopts the new display hole for selfie camera design trend, and sports a dual rear camera setup at the back. The rear setup packs a 48-megpaixel sensor, while the selfie snapper is at 25-megapixels. Other big highlight of the smartphone is that it is powered by the top-end HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC based on the 7nm process. The Honor V20, looks great on paper, but it is set to compete with others in the market that have brought in the same selfie camera design.

Even though Honor unveiled the V20 first, Samsung was the first to launch this new design in the Chinese market with the Samsung Galaxy A8s, after which Huawei also launched the Nova 4 with a similar punch-hole selfie camera design. We pit these two smartphones with the Honor V20 to see how the new entrant fares on paper. Notably, the Honor V20 will be launched as the Honor View 20 globally, with a launch event scheduled for January 22.

Honor V20 vs Samsung Galaxy A8s vs Huawei Nova 4 price

Honor V20 price starts at CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs. 30,400) for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage options and goes up to CNY 3,499 (roughly Rs. 35,500) for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage option. Honor has also launched Moschcino Edition of the device priced at CNY 3,999 (roughly Rs. 40,600) and this variant comes with 8GB RAM + 256GB storage configuration. Pre-orders have begun on Vmall, Tmall, Jingdong, Sunning.com, and sales will begin on December 28. The smartphone has been made available in Charm Blue, Red, and Midnight Black colour option.

The Samsung Galaxy A8s is also priced in China at CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs. 30,500) for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage variant, while the price of its 8GB RAM +128GB storage model is yet to be made available. Samsung's online store in China and JD.com have listed the handset for pre-orders. Moreover, the shipping and offline market availability of the smartphone is scheduled for December 31.

Lastly, the Huawei Nova 4 price has been set at CNY 3,399 (roughly Rs. 35,300) for the 48-megapixel rear camera variant, and CNY 3,099 (roughly Rs. 32,200) for the 20-megapixel variant. They are up for for pre-orders via Huawei's Vmall e-commerce site, and will go on sale on December 27. Huawei will make the smartphone available in Black, Blue, Red, and White colour variants.

Honor V20 vs Samsung Galaxy A8s vs Huawei Nova 4 specifications

All the three phones were launched this month itself, and they all support dual-SIM slots and run on Android Pie with skin customisations on top. As for display, both the Huawei Nova 4 and Honor V20 sport a 6.4-inch display size, while the Samsung Galaxy A8s sports a slightly smaller 6.2-inch display. All the three phones sport 1080p resolution with 19.5:9 aspect ratio.

The Honor V20 is powered by the HiSilicon 980 SoC, the Huawei Nova 4 is powered by the HiSilicon 970 SoC, and the Samsung Galaxy A8s is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC. The Honor and Samsung smartphones pack 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage options. The Huawei Nova 4 is only available in 8GB RAM + 128GB storage option.

Coming to optics, the Honor V20 sports a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.8 aperture, 960fps slow-motion video recording support, autofocus, AI HDR, and LED flash support. There's a secondary 3D Time of Flight (ToF) sensor to capture the depth of an image, and can be used for such features as slimming subjects in photos as well as creating 3D avatars of users. At the front, there is a 25-megapixel front sensor with f/2.0 aperture and fixed focus support. Camera features include AI photo, night scene, portrait, fun AR, time-lapse photography, slow-motion, and more.

The Huawei Nova 4 bears a triple rear camera setup, and as we mentioned, it comes in two variants - one with a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 primary sensor (f/1.8 aperture), and another with a 20-megapixel primary sensor. Apart from the primary sensor, the triple rear camera setup consists of a 16-megapixel 117-degree ultra-wide angle camera with an f/2.2 aperture, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. The setup is accompanied by a single LED flash. The company is touting EIS, 4K video support, AI beauty, 3D Qmoji, PDAF, and contrast focus on the rear camera.

On the imaging part, the Galaxy A8s has a triple rear camera setup that includes one 24-megapixel primary sensor along with an f/1.7 aperture, 10-megapixel telephoto sensor with an f/2.4 aperture and 2x optical zoom support, and a 5-megapixel depth sensor along with an f/2.2 aperture. There is also a 24-megapixel sensor at the front along with an f/2.0 aperture.

The Honor V20 packs the largest 4,000mAh battery, with the Huawei Nova 4 coming in second with 3,750mAh battery, and the Samsung Galaxy A8s sporting a 3,400mAh battery. Samsung is the only one that offers microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 512GB). All the three phones support rear fingerprint sensors.

Huawei Nova 4 vs Honor V20 vs Samsung Galaxy A8s comparison

	Huawei Nova 4	Honor V20	Samsung Galaxy A8s
Key Specs
Display	6.40-inch	6.40-inch	6.20-inch
Processor	HiSilicon Kirin 970	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Front Camera	25-megapixel	25-megapixel	24-megapixel
Rear Camera	48-megapixel + 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel	48-megapixel	24-megapixel + 10-megapixel + 5-megapixel
RAM	6GB	6GB	6GB
Storage	128GB	128GB	128GB
Battery Capacity	3750mAh	4000mAh	3400mAh
OS	Android 9.0	Android 9.0	Android
Resolution	1080x2310 pixels	1080x2310 pixels	1080x2340 pixels
GENERAL
Brand	Huawei	Honor	Samsung
Model	Nova 4	V20	Galaxy A8s
Release date	December 1, 2018	December 1, 2018	December 1, 2018
Launched in India	No	-	No
Dimensions (mm)	157.00 x 75.10 x 7.77	-	-
Weight (g)	172.00	-	-
Battery capacity (mAh)	3750	4000	3400
Colours	Black, Blue, Red, White	Red, Blue, Black	Black, Blue, Silver
Width	-	-	7.4
DISPLAY
Screen size (inches)	6.40	6.40	6.20
Resolution	1080x2310 pixels	1080x2310 pixels	1080x2340 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)	398	398	-
Aspect ratio	-	19.5:9	19.5:9
HARDWARE
Processor	2.36GHz octa-core (4x2.36GHz + 4x1.8GHz)	octa-core	octa-core (2x2.2GHz + 6x1.7GHz)
Processor make	HiSilicon Kirin 970	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
RAM	6GB	6GB	6GB
Internal storage	128GB	128GB	128GB
Expandable storage	No	No	Yes
Dedicated microSD slot	-	No	-
Expandable storage type	-	-	microSD
CAMERA
Rear camera	48-megapixel (f/1.8) + 16-megapixel (f/2.2) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4)	48-megapixel (f/1.8)	24-megapixel (f/1.7) + 10-megapixel (f/2.4) + 5-megapixel (f/2.2)
Rear flash	LED	-	-
Front camera	25-megapixel (f/2.0)	25-megapixel (f/2.0)	24-megapixel (f/2.0)
Rear autofocus	-	Yes	-
Front autofocus	-	No	-
SOFTWARE
Operating system	Android 9.0	Android 9.0	Android
Skin	EMUI 9.0.1	MagicUI 2.0.1	-
CONNECTIVITY
Bluetooth	Yes, v 4.20	Yes, v 5.00	Yes
USB Type-C	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of SIMs	2	2	2
NFC	-	-	Yes
Active 4G on both SIM cards	-	-	Yes
SIM 1
SIM Type	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
4G/ LTE	Yes	-	Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
4G/ LTE	Yes	-	Yes
SENSORS
Face unlock	Yes	-	Yes
Fingerprint sensor	Yes	Yes	Yes
Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes	-	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes	-	-
Accelerometer	Yes	-	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes	-	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes	-	Yes

Huawei Nova 4

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.40-inch

Processor HiSilicon Kirin 970

Front Camera 25-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 3750mAh

OS Android 9.0

Resolution 1080x2310 pixels

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Samsung Galaxy A8s

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.20-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

Front Camera 24-megapixel

Rear Camera 24-megapixel + 10-megapixel + 5-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 3400mAh

OS Android

Resolution 1080x2340 pixels

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Honor V20

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.40-inch

Processor HiSilicon Kirin 980

Front Camera 25-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 4000mAh

OS Android 9.0

Resolution 1080x2310 pixels

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