Huawei Honor 20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S10

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Pro Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Samsung Galaxy S10, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.26in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3400mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S10
  • Higher pixel density: 551ppi
  • Lighter design: 157g vs 182g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.26 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 551 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 1215 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 88 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
Samsung Galaxy S10
814 nits
sRGB gamut100 %98.1 %
PWM (Flicker)333 Hz240 Hz
Response time33 ms4.8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.6 mm (6.09 in) 149.9 mm (5.9 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 70.4 mm (2.77 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %
Samsung Galaxy S10
88 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2730 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)
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.31 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (Mongoose M4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 360 432
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 607 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Samsung Galaxy S10
890
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Samsung Galaxy S10
2184
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)955890
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25032184
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
Samsung Galaxy S10
647857
CPU189613148103
GPU158736236968
Memory121205121310
UX121809141476
NanoReview Score591363647857
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Samsung Galaxy S10
3230
Max Surface Temp.46.7 °C40.6 °C
Stability47 %82 %
Graphics Test14 fps19 fps
Graphics Score24813230
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
Samsung Galaxy S10
8754
Writing score1087510392
Web score73096822
Video editing57345775
Data manipulation79726988
NanoReview Score88558754

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 13 GB 9.5 GB
UI Skin Magic 4.0 One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3400 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi/PMA (9 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 1:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Samsung Galaxy S10
15:02
Web Browsing08:17 h05:13 h
Video Playback12:21 h10:14 h
Games05:04 h03:45 h
Standby Mode103 h73 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 117 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length28 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX586Samsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/21/2.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/1.5
Focal length80 mm52 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M3
Sensor size1/4.41/3.6
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mm12 mm
Sensor size1/3.11/3.1
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Samsung Galaxy S10
124
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Samsung Galaxy S10
100
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Samsung Galaxy S10
116

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4320x2432 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.65
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
104
Samsung Galaxy S10
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126
Samsung Galaxy S10
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/ax)
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 PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
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 Bands*LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2120
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.9 dB
Samsung Galaxy S10
88 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2019 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date June, 2019 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 900
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- 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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