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Huawei Honor 20 vs Huawei P20 Pro

46 out 100
Huawei Honor 20
VS
47 out 100
Huawei P20 Pro
Huawei Honor 20
Huawei P20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Huawei P20 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2018with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. 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
  • Larger display: 6.26in
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 180g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
Reasons to choose Huawei P20 Pro
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 20 and Huawei P20 Pro
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 20
vs
Huawei P20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.26 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2240 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 18.7:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 408 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 450 nits 400 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 82.9 %
Features n/a Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
sRGB gamut98.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)n/a238 Hz
Response time35.4 ms4 ms
Contrast875:1∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 20], [Huawei P20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.25 mm (6.07 in) 155 mm (6.1 in)
Width 74 mm (2.91 in) 73 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 20 and Huawei P20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2360 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)		 - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Cores 360 216
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 767 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 20
922
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)922518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23171562
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 20
589788
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
CPU18606695187
GPU158308104334
Memory11721482832
UX12820090088
NanoReview Score589788372441
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 20
2479
Huawei P20 Pro
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 P20 Pro
n/a
Writing score10844n/a
Web score6449n/a
Video editing5739n/a
Data manipulation7972n/a
NanoReview Score8640n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1833 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 12 GB 12 GB
UI Skin Magic 4.0 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 3750 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 225 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) Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Web Browsing07:07 h07:43 h
Video Playback10:33 h11:30 h
Games04:21 h05:07 h
Standby Mode99 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual 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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 117 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Monochrome: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length28 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX586Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/21/1.74
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.1n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P20 Pro]

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 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
113

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
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 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 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 Bands*LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category2118
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 20
81 dB
Huawei P20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2019 yr March, 2018 yr
Release Date June, 2019 yr April, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 900
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.

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