Older flagship · 2018

Huawei P20

Name: Huawei P20
Brand: Huawei
Price: 120000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦78,000 to ₦130,000 · 7 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

Strength Compact size, Stabilised camera (OIS)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (3400mAh)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.8″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

970 4 / 64 GB

3400 mAh 22.5W charging

20 MP 2 rear · 24 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Huawei P20 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

5.8″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2240 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

5.8"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2240 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Kirin 970 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G72 MP12

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Kirin 970 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

346,000

v10

GeekBench

6,739

Graphics test

GFXBench 23 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G72 MP12

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

4x Cortex A73 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 · 1-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1

Software support

1 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 24 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.8

OIS

Camera

20 MP f/1.6

Front camera

24 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

1.25µm

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, laser AF, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3400 mAh · 22.5 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3400 mAh

Lab endurance

75:00h

Wired charging

22.5 W

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 6/64GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8, B20

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B9, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

165 g · 7.7 mm

Height

149.1 mm

Width

70.8 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

Weight

165 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Camera

102 / 200

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Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone XS

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

28% larger battery capacity

3,400 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2240 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

Lower benchmark score

346k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 4 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2240 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution

Lower benchmark score

346k vs 416k AnTuTu

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 12 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

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Where to buy

7 sellers·Used from ₦78,000

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Jiji Used

₦78,000

Lowest of 7 Fair for used

Primetech Phones

19 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦100,000

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De Daveth Enterprises

1.8 yrs · 31 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦100,000

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Yhujay Gadgets and Hub

7.1 yrs · 24 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦105,000

PROMISE GADGET

1.4 yrs · 25 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦115,000

Lugas Hub

3.1 yrs · 41 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦120,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦130,000

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Rex Gadgets Store

2.8 yrs · 8 feedback · 128GB

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