Huawei Honor 20 vs Huawei Honor 10 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Huawei Honor 10 Lite, Manufactured in February, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20
  • Larger display: 6.26in
  • Higher battery capacity: 3750mAh vs 3400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10 Lite
  • Higher pixel density: 415ppi
  • Lighter design: 162g vs 174g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 3/32 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 20 and Huawei Honor 10 Lite
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.26 in 6.21 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 415 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 450 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 83.1 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
442 nits
sRGB gamut98.6 %98.6 %
Response time35.4 ms38.2 ms
Contrast875:1805:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.25 mm (6.07 in) 154.8 mm (6.09 in)
Width 74 mm (2.91 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
83.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 20 and Huawei Honor 10 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
- 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Yes No
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 360 64
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 20
922
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)922n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)2317n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 20
589788
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
243216
CPU18606690539
GPU15830834232
Memory11721457563
UX12820060882
NanoReview Score589788243216
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 20
2479
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
493
Max Surface Temp.38.8 °C36.8 °C
Stability47 %84 %
Graphics Test14 fps2 fps
Graphics Score2479493
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 20
8640
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
6343
Writing score108446839
Web score64495347
Video editing57394883
Data manipulation79725364
NanoReview Score86406343

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 3 GB
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 12 GB 9 GB
UI Skin Magic 4.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 3750 mAh 3400 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
16:21
Web Browsing07:07 h05:28 h
Video Playback10:33 h08:56 h
Games04:21 h03:41 h
Standby Mode99 h93 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4128x3096 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 117 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 13 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length28 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.1n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
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 category2112
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 20
81 dB
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
85.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced May, 2019 yr November, 2018 yr
Release Date June, 2019 yr February, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 255
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Honor 20 the clear winner in this comparison.

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