Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 20 Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G

51 out 100
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
VS
74 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Pro Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. 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 Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 189g
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Higher pixel density: 427ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
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:
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
vs
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.26 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.85:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 90.8 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
1763 nits
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)333 Hzn/a
Response time33 msn/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.6 mm (6.09 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 360 256
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
1092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
3106
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9551092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25033106
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a3980
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
n/a
CPU189613n/a
GPU158736n/a
Memory121205n/a
UX121809n/a
NanoReview Score591363n/a
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.7 °Cn/a
Stability47 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2481n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
n/a
Writing score10875n/a
Web score7309n/a
Video editing5734n/a
Data manipulation7972n/a
NanoReview Score8855n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 15
OS Size 13 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic 4.0 MagicOS 9.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 7500 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (49% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
31:45
Web Browsing08:17 h15:13 h
Video Playback12:21 h20:32 h
Games05:04 h08:07 h
Standby Mode103 h124 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 117 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.8
Focal length28 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/21/1.67 (0.6)
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length80 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.1n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No 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
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
104
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)n/a
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.9 dB
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced May, 2019 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2019 yr December, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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