Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 20 and Xiaomi Pocophone F1 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 20 vs Xiaomi Pocophone F1

46 out 100
Huawei Honor 20
VS
44 out 100
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
Huawei Honor 20
Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Xiaomi Pocophone F1, Manufactured in August, 2018 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 845. 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 182g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Pocophone F1
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3750mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 20 and Xiaomi Pocophone F1
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
Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.26 in 6.18 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2246 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 18.7:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 450 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 82.3 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
485 nits
sRGB gamut98.6 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a2315 Hz
Response time35.4 ms30.4 ms
Contrast875:11438:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 20], [Xiaomi Pocophone F1]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.25 mm (6.07 in) 155.5 mm (6.12 in)
Width 74 mm (2.91 in) 75.2 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
82.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 20 and Xiaomi Pocophone F1 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2800 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)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 4/2.8 (Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 685
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Adreno 630
GPU Cores 360 512
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 710 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 727 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 20
922
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
823
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
2013
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)922823
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23172013
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 20
589788
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
466347
CPU186066130936
GPU158308158747
Memory11721491990
UX12820084674
NanoReview Score589788466347
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 20
2479
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
1438
Max Surface Temp.38.8 °C38.7 °C
Stability47 %81 %
Graphics Test14 fps8 fps
Graphics Score24791438
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 20], [Xiaomi Pocophone F1]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 20
8640
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
8464
Writing score108449283
Web score64496776
Video editing57395933
Data manipulation79726438
NanoReview Score86408464

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

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 MIUI 12 POCO

Battery

Volume 3750 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 18 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 Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
19:30
Web Browsing07:07 h07:45 h
Video Playback10:33 h11:43 h
Games04:21 h04:37 h
Standby Mode99 h95 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 240 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: 12 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length28 mm20 mm
SensorSony IMX586Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/21/2.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalDigital
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
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
92
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
90
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
91
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Pocophone F1]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 25 mm 18 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5K3T1
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.1
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 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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes No
Infrared Port No No
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 (B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2116
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 20
81 dB
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
83.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2019 yr August, 2018 yr
Release Date June, 2019 yr August, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 300
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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