Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 20 and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 20 vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

46 out 100
Huawei Honor 20
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Huawei Honor 20
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, Manufactured in January, 2026 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
    Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
    • Larger display: 6.31in
    • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
    • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
    • Lighter design: 155g vs 174g
    • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 3750mAh
    • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
    • Built-in eSIM
    • Includes charger

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 6/128 GB
    - 8/128 GB
    - 8/256 GB    		 - 12/256 GB
    - 12/512 GB
    - 16/512 GB
    - 16/1024 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Huawei Honor 20 and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
    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
    Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
    Customize your score
    Function
    Importance (Weight)
    Display:
    Camera:
    Performance:
    Gaming:
    Battery:
    Connectivity:
    Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Huawei Honor 20
    vs
    Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type IPS LCD OLED
    Size 6.26 in 6.31 in
    Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 412 ppi 461 ppi
    Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
    Max brightness 450 nits 1800 nits
    HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
    Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 90.4 %
    Features n/a - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Huawei Honor 20
    477 nits
    Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
    n/a
    sRGB gamut98.6 %n/a
    Response time35.4 msn/a
    Contrast875:1n/a
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 20]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 154.25 mm (6.07 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
    Width 74 mm (2.91 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
    Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
    Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
    Water resistance No IP69
    Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
    Back panel Glass n/a
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Blue    		 - White
    - Black
    - Gold
    - Orange
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Huawei Honor 20
    84.3 %
    Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
    90.4 %

    Performance

    Testing Huawei Honor 20 and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air 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 750 MHz 1716 MHz
    FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Huawei Honor 20
    922
    Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
    3366
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Huawei Honor 20
    2317
    Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
    10603
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9223366
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)231710603
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24660
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Huawei Honor 20
    589788
    Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
    4290399
    CPU1860661263745
    GPU1583081443960
    Memory117214494242
    UX1282001088452
    NanoReview Score5897884290399
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Huawei Honor 20
    2479
    Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
    n/a
    Max Surface Temp.38.8 °Cn/a
    Stability47 %n/a
    Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
    Graphics Score2479n/a
    Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 20]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Huawei Honor 20
    8640
    Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
    n/a
    Writing score10844n/a
    Web score6449n/a
    Video editing5739n/a
    Data manipulation7972n/a
    NanoReview Score8640n/a

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
    Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
    Channels 2 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 128 GB
    - 256 GB    		256 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 2.1n/a
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 16
    OS Size 12 GB n/a
    UI Skin Magic 4.0 MagicOS 10

    Battery

    Volume 3750 mAh 5500 mAh
    Max Charging Power 225 W 80 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
    Reverse Charging No n/a
    Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes
    Full Charge Time 1:25 h n/a
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Huawei Honor 20
    18:53
    Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
    n/a
    Web Browsing07:07 hn/a
    Video Playback10:33 hn/a
    Games04:21 hn/a
    Standby Mode99 hn/a

    Main camera

    Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Zoom Digital Optical, 3.2x
    Flash LED LED
    Stabilization Digital 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 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
    Wide-angle lens 117 ° 112 °
    Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
    Ultra-wide: 16 MP
    Macro: 2 MP
    Depth: 2 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 64 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix48 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
    Focal length28 mm23 mm
    SensorSony IMX586n/a
    Sensor size1/21/1.3 (0.77)
    Pixel size0.8 μm1.2 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
    StabilizationDigitalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrixn/a64 MP
    Aperturen/af/2.6
    Focal lengthn/a74 mm
    Sensor sizen/a1/1.2 (0.83)
    Stabilizationn/aOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix16 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    Focal length13 mm16 mm
    Sensor size1/3.1n/a
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
    Focal length 25 mm 21 mm
    Sensor BSI CMOS n/a
    Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.93 (0.34)
    Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.6 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 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
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    - NAVIC
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port No No
    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 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
    81 dB
    Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
    n/a

    Other

    Class Flagship Flagship
    Announced May, 2019 yr January, 2026 yr
    Release Date June, 2019 yr January, 2026 yr
    Launch Price ($) 500 n/a
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Face Sensor
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included n/a Yes, 80 W
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 8 Pro Air the clear winner in this comparison.

    Survey

    Which smartphone would you pick?
    0 (0%)
    0 (0%)
    Total Votes: 0

    User comments

    Share your opinion or ask questions below