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Honor 90 Pro vs Huawei P20 Pro

72 out 100
Honor 90 Pro
VS
47 out 100
Huawei P20 Pro
Honor 90 Pro
Huawei P20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 90 Pro Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Huawei P20 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. 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 Honor 90 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 437ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P20 Pro
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 192g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 90 Pro and Huawei P20 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor 90 Pro
vs
Huawei P20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1080x2240 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.89:9 18.7:9
Pixel density 437 ppi 408 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1600 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 82.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
PWM (Flicker)n/a238 Hz
Response timen/a4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 155 mm (6.1 in)
Width 74.9 mm (2.95 in) 73 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 90 Pro
90.8 %
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor 90 Pro and Huawei P20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Cores 1024 216
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 767 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 90 Pro
1705
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 90 Pro
4464
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1705518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44641562
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 90 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 90 Pro
1307216
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
CPU35860295187
GPU494153104334
Memory22195582832
UX23250690088
NanoReview Score1307216372441

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1833 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 12 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 15 min) Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Web Browsingn/a07:43 h
Video Playbackn/a11:30 h
Gamesn/a05:07 h
Standby Moden/a80 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 16256x12192 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Monochrome: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a27 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.41/1.74
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Video quality
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Overall camera score
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6112 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Video quality
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
113

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 5.2 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 90 Pro
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr March, 2018 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr April, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 490 900
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 90 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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