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Apple iPhone 13 mini vs Huawei Honor 20

68 out 100
Apple iPhone 13 mini
VS
46 out 100
Huawei Honor 20
Apple iPhone 13 mini
Huawei Honor 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 mini Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Huawei Honor 20, Manufactured in June, 2019with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 mini
  • Higher pixel density: 476ppi
  • Lighter design: 141g vs 174g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20
  • Larger display: 6.26in
  • Higher battery capacity: 3750mAh vs 2406mAh
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 mini and Huawei Honor 20
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 13 mini
vs
Huawei Honor 20

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 5.4 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 476 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8 % 84.3 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 13 mini
839 nits
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %98.6 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hzn/a
Response time4.8 ms35.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite875:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 13 mini], [Huawei Honor 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 131.5 mm (5.18 in) 154.25 mm (6.07 in)
Width 64.2 mm (2.53 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 141 g (4.97 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13 mini
84.8 %
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 mini and Huawei Honor 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A15 GPU Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 640 360
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 mini
2197
Huawei Honor 20
922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 mini
5164
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2197922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51642317
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 13 mini]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13 mini
1280040
Huawei Honor 20
589788
CPU343735186066
GPU401697158308
Memory220509117214
UX314098128200
NanoReview Score1280040589788
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13 mini
8881
Huawei Honor 20
2479
Max Surface Temp.38.8 °C38.8 °C
Stability79 %47 %
Graphics Test53 fps14 fps
Graphics Score88812479
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 13 mini], [Huawei Honor 20]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 13 mini
n/a
Huawei Honor 20
8640
Writing scoren/a10844
Web scoren/a6449
Video editingn/a5739
Data manipulationn/a7972
NanoReview Scoren/a8640

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 12 GB 12 GB
UI Skin n/a Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 2406 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:24 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13 mini
20:29
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Web Browsing07:46 h07:07 h
Video Playback12:00 h10:33 h
Games04:28 h04:21 h
Standby Mode106 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX603Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.91/2
Pixel size1.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX372n/a
Sensor size1/3.41/3.1
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 mini
133
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 mini
144
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13 mini
125
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview76n/a
Zoom65n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 13 mini]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX514 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 mini
127
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 mini
143
Huawei Honor 20
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 13 mini
87.7 dB
Huawei Honor 20
81 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 500
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 mini the clear winner in this comparison.

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