Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Vivo X300 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 20 Pro vs Vivo X300

51 out 100
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
VS
92 out 100
Vivo X300
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Vivo X300

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Pro Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Vivo X300, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. 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 190g
Reasons to choose Vivo X300
  • Larger display: 6.31in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6040mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Vivo X300
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
vs
Vivo X300

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.26 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1216x2640 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 2000 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 90.3 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
Vivo X300
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) 150.57 mm (5.93 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 71.92 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.95 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %
Vivo X300
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Vivo X300 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 4210 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)		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 360 1536
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Vivo X300
3383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Vivo X300
10099
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9553383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)250310099
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a25462
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo X300]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
Vivo X300
3367414
CPU189613957632
GPU1587361342611
Memory121205448412
UX121809618759
NanoReview Score5913633367414
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Vivo X300
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
Vivo X300
n/a
Writing score10875n/a
Web score7309n/a
Video editing5734n/a
Data manipulation7972n/a
NanoReview Score8855n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 16
OS Size 13 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic 4.0 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 6040 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 0:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Vivo X300
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 200 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
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 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 117 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.68
Focal length28 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX586Samsung ISOCELL HPB
Sensor size1/21/1.4
Pixel size0.8 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.6
Focal length80 mm70 mm
Sensorn/aSony LYT-602
Sensor size1/4.41/1.95
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length17 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/3.11/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Vivo X300
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Vivo X300
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Vivo X300
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.76
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.64 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
Vivo X300
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126
Vivo X300
n/a

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 5.4
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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
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
Vivo X300
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2019 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2019 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 699
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, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X300 the clear winner in this comparison.

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