Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 20 and Huawei Nova 14 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 20 vs Huawei Nova 14

46 out 100
Huawei Honor 20
VS
68 out 100
Huawei Nova 14
Huawei Honor 20
Huawei Nova 14

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Huawei Nova 14, Manufactured in May, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 192g
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 14
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 20 and Huawei Nova 14
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
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 20
vs
Huawei Nova 14

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.26 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1084x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 450 nits n/a
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 88.7 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
Huawei Nova 14
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) 161.73 mm (6.37 in)
Width 74 mm (2.91 in) 75.48 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 7.18 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance No IP65
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal n/a
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %
Huawei Nova 14
88.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 20 and Huawei Nova 14 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 HiSilicon Kirin 8000
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2400 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)		 - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.19 (1xA77 L)
- 1/2.4 (1xA77 H)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G610 MP4
GPU Cores 360 256
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 864 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 20
922
Huawei Nova 14
892
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Huawei Nova 14
2590
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)922892
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23172590
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 14]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 20
589788
Huawei Nova 14
589912
CPU186066216757
GPU158308138994
Memory117214116607
UX128200117554
NanoReview Score589788589912
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 20
2479
Huawei Nova 14
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
Huawei Nova 14
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 LPDDR5
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 15
OS Size 12 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic 4.0 HarmonyOS 5.0

Battery

Volume 3750 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 17 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 0:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Huawei Nova 14
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, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 117 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length28 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/21/1.56
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a69 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP8 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/2.4
Focal length 25 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.5
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 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 5.2
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 Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
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
Huawei Nova 14
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced May, 2019 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2019 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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 Huawei Nova 14 the clear winner in this comparison.

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