Honor Magic 7 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20
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Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20, Manufactured in August, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 7 Pro
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 453ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5850mAh vs 4300mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20
- Lighter design: 192g vs 223g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1280x2800 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 453 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | n/a | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 360 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.5 % | 89.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 360 Hz | 250 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.7 mm (6.41 in) | 161.6 mm (6.36 in) |
| Width | 77.1 mm (3.04 in) | 75.2 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 223 g (7.87 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP69 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Blue |
- Black - Green - Brown |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 4320 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3143 | 1148 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9784 | 3107 |
| CPU | 615352 | 225316 |
| GPU | 1154158 | 239949 |
| Memory | 490314 | 146041 |
| UX | 448137 | 164839 |
| NanoReview Score | 2707961 | 776145 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38.6 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 88 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 4317 |
| Writing score | n/a | 12721 |
| Web score | n/a | 8280 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5783 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7654 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 10773 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2400 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 30.2 GB | 35 GB |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 9 | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5850 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (90% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:36 h | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 13:07 h | 07:01 h |
| Video Playback | 16:11 h | 12:33 h |
| Games | 06:20 h | 04:55 h |
| Standby Mode | 109 h | 96 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 122 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.2 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 72 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/1.72 |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D | Samsung S5K2LA |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX816 | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.93 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 0.6 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | n/a | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2024 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2024 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1100 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 100 W | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 7 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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