Huawei Honor 20 Pro vs Xiaomi 17 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Pro Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Xiaomi 17 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
- Lighter design: 182g vs 192g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17 Pro
- Larger display: 6.3in
- Higher pixel density: 464ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6300mAh vs 4000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.26 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1220x2656 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 412 ppi | 464 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 120 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2 % | 89.9 % |
| Features | n/a | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 333 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 33 ms | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 154.6 mm (6.09 in) | 151.1 mm (5.95 in) |
| Width | 73.9 mm (2.91 in) | 71.8 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 182 g (6.42 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 4610 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) |
6/3.63 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP10 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 360 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 720 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 955 | 3611 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2503 | 11212 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 27343 |
| CPU | 189613 | 1030875 |
| GPU | 158736 | 1302968 |
| Memory | 121205 | 538480 |
| UX | 121809 | 818686 |
| NanoReview Score | 591363 | 3691009 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 46.7 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 47 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 14 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 2481 | n/a |
| Writing score | 10875 | n/a |
| Web score | 7309 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5734 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 7972 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 8855 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 13 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | Magic 4.0 | HyperOS 3 |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 6300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 225 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:25 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 08:17 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 12:21 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:04 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 103 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | 1920 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 117 ° | 102 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Omnivision 950L LightHunter |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 80 mm | 115 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 16 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/2.88 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.61 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 |
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 |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 | GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 | WCDMA 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/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 21 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May, 2019 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | June, 2019 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 600 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 899 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 100 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 17 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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