Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Huawei Honor 20 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 20 Pro vs Huawei Honor 20

51 out 100
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
VS
46 out 100
Huawei Honor 20
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Huawei Honor 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Pro Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Huawei Honor 20, Manufactured in June, 2019 with 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 Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3750mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 182g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Huawei Honor 20
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
Huawei Honor 20

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.26 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 84.3 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
sRGB gamut100 %98.6 %
PWM (Flicker)333 Hzn/a
Response time33 ms35.4 ms
Contrastn/a875:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 20 Pro], [Huawei Honor 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.6 mm (6.09 in) 154.25 mm (6.07 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Huawei Honor 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 360 360
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Huawei Honor 20
922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)955922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25032317
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
Huawei Honor 20
589788
CPU189613186066
GPU158736158308
Memory121205117214
UX121809128200
NanoReview Score591363589788
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Huawei Honor 20
2479
Max Surface Temp.46.7 °C38.8 °C
Stability47 %47 %
Graphics Test14 fps14 fps
Graphics Score24812479
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro], [Huawei Honor 20]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
Huawei Honor 20
8640
Writing score1087510844
Web score73096449
Video editing57345739
Data manipulation79727972
NanoReview Score88558640

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 13 GB 12 GB
UI Skin Magic 4.0 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Web Browsing08:17 h07:07 h
Video Playback12:21 h10:33 h
Games05:04 h04:21 h
Standby Mode103 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 117 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.8
Focal length28 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX586Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/21/2
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length80 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/3.11/3.1
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
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
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126
Huawei Honor 20
n/a

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 USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
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 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE category2121
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
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
Huawei Honor 20
81 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2019 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date June, 2019 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 500
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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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