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Apple iPhone X vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro

49 out 100
Apple iPhone X
VS
51 out 100
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Apple iPhone X
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone X Manufactured in November, 2017, with display 5.8 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic, vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro, 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone X
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 182g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.26in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 2716mAh
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone X and Huawei Honor 20 Pro
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone X
vs
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 5.8 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1125x2436 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 458 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 625 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Screen-to-body ratio 81.1 % 84.2 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone X
606 nits
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz333 Hz
Response time2.2 ms33 ms
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone X], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 143.6 mm (5.65 in) 154.6 mm (6.09 in)
Width 70.9 mm (2.79 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance IP67 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gray		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone X
81.1 %
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone X and Huawei Honor 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2390 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 10 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A11 GPU Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 192 360
GPU Frequency 1066 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone X
1089
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone X
2918
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1089955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29182503
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone X
507548
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
CPU192337189613
GPU122353158736
Memory101238121205
UX91620121809
NanoReview Score507548591363
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone X
3522
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Max Surface Temp.45.7 °C46.7 °C
Stability63 %47 %
Graphics Test21 fps14 fps
Graphics Score35222481
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone X], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone X
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
Writing scoren/a10875
Web scoren/a7309
Video editingn/a5734
Data manipulationn/a7972
NanoReview Scoren/a8855

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 3 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 11.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 5.3 GB 13 GB
UI Skin n/a Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 2716 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Qi (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:00 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone X
16:26
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Web Browsing05:31 h08:17 h
Video Playback09:07 h12:21 h
Games03:35 h05:04 h
Standby Mode93 h103 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4
Focal length28 mm28 mm
SensorApple iSight Duo CameraSony IMX586
Sensor size1/31/2
Pixel size1.22 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length52 mm80 mm
Sensor size1/3.41/4.4
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a16 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a17 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone X
101
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Video quality
Apple iPhone X
89
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone X
97
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone X], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 7 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3472x2063 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 32 mm 26 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone X
88
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
104
Video quality
Apple iPhone X
92
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1621
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone X
85.3 dB
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2017 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date November, 2017 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 600
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.

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