Huawei Honor 20 Pro vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Pro Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetApple A19 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
- Lighter design: 182g vs 206g
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 17 Pro
- Larger display: 6.3in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4252mAh vs 4000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 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 | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.26 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1206x2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 412 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2 % | 90.4 % |
| Features | n/a | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 333 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 33 ms | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 154.6 mm (6.09 in) | 150 mm (5.91 in) |
| Width | 73.9 mm (2.91 in) | 71.9 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.75 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 182 g (6.42 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue |
- Silver - Blue - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Apple A19 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 4300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76) |
4/2.51 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP10 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 360 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 720 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 955 | 3720 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2503 | 10805 |
| CPU | 189613 | 519980 |
| GPU | 158736 | 787998 |
| Memory | 121205 | 391721 |
| UX | 121809 | 447023 |
| NanoReview Score | 591363 | 2146722 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 46.7 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 47 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 14 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 2481 | n/a |
| Writing score | 10875 | n/a |
| Web score | 7309 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5734 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 7972 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 8855 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) | iOS 26 |
| OS Size | 13 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | Magic 4.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 4252 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 225 W | 40 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 20 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:25 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 08:17 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 12:21 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:04 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 103 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 117 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 80 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 16 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 24 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 21 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May, 2019 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | June, 2019 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 600 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1099 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 17 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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