Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Realme C85 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 20 Pro vs Realme C85

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Huawei Honor 20 Pro
VS
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Realme C85
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Realme C85

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Pro Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Realme C85, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 6300. 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 pixel density: 412ppi
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 215g
Reasons to choose Realme C85
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Realme C85
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
Realme C85

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.26 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 720x1570 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 254 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 1200 nits
HDR support No No
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 87.7 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
Realme C85
n/a
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) 166.1 mm (6.54 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue		 - Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %
Realme C85
87.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Realme C85 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU Cores 360 64
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 137.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Realme C85
781
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Realme C85
2015
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)955781
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25032015
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme C85]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
Realme C85
448233
CPU189613142623
GPU15873670518
Memory121205109199
UX121809125893
NanoReview Score591363448233
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Realme C85
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
Realme C85
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 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 15
OS Size 13 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic 4.0 Realme UI 6.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 45 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 (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Realme C85
n/a
Web Browsing08:17 hn/a
Video Playback12:21 hn/a
Games05:04 hn/a
Standby Mode103 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 117 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.8
Focal length28 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/21/2.96
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
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 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length17 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.1n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Realme C85
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Realme C85
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Realme C85
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/4.0
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 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
Realme C85
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126
Realme C85
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 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
- QZSS
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
Realme C85
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Budget
Announced May, 2019 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2019 yr November, 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, 45 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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