Huawei Honor 20 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Pro Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
- Lighter design: 182g vs 201.5g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
- Larger display: 6.59in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 12/512 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 | 6.59 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1268x2756 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 (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2 % | 90 % |
| 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) | 157.53 mm (6.2 in) |
| Width | 73.9 mm (2.91 in) | 75.19 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.38 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 182 g (6.42 oz) | 201.5 g (7.11 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 |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 3400 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) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725) - 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP10 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU Cores | 360 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 720 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS | 2662.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 955 | 1751 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2503 | 6824 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 14716 |
| CPU | 189613 | 590034 |
| GPU | 158736 | 664221 |
| Memory | 121205 | 362146 |
| UX | 121809 | 466288 |
| NanoReview Score | 591363 | 2082689 |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| 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 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 225 W | 100 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 (68% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:25 h | 0:48 h |
| 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 | Digital |
| 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 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 117 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/1.95 (0.51) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 80 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 16 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | SmartSens SC821CS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 5184x3888 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| 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 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66/B71/B484) |
| 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 | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | May, 2019 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | June, 2019 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 600 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 329 |
| 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, 100 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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