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Huawei Honor 70 vs Motorola Edge 20

61 out 100
Huawei Honor 70
VS
55 out 100
Motorola Edge 20
Huawei Honor 70
Motorola Edge 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 70 Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus, vs Motorola Edge 20, Manufactured in August, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4800mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 20
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 163g vs 178g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 70 and Motorola Edge 20
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 70
vs
Motorola Edge 20

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 88.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
Motorola Edge 20
644 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %153.1 %
PWM (Flicker)61 Hz252 Hz
Response time2 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 70], [Motorola Edge 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 76 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 7.91 mm (0.31 in) 7 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Water resistance No IP52
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %
Motorola Edge 20
88.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 70 and Motorola Edge 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 512 512
GPU Frequency 608 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Motorola Edge 20
984
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Motorola Edge 20
2633
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1064984
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30252633
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 70
618614
Motorola Edge 20
608420
CPU198611214326
GPU149579138630
Memory122975108259
UX147449147205
NanoReview Score618614608420
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Motorola Edge 20
2471
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.7 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2471
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 70], [Motorola Edge 20]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Motorola Edge 20
12949
Writing scoren/a15263
Web scoren/a10215
Video editingn/a7808
Data manipulationn/a10196
NanoReview Scoren/a12949

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels n/a 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 21 GB 20 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 8 n/a

Battery

Volume 4800 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:01 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Motorola Edge 20
18:47
Web Browsing09:26 h06:52 h
Video Playback13:55 h11:59 h
Games05:40 h04:14 h
Standby Mode98 h94 h

Main camera

Matrix 54 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8768x6144 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual 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 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix54 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSony IMX800Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.491/1.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a79 mm
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 70
115
Motorola Edge 20
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 70
129
Motorola Edge 20
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 70
115
Motorola Edge 20
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview60n/a
Zoom77n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.3
Sensor Omnivision OV32C CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS
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 Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G Bandsn/aUMTS 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B66)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB
Motorola Edge 20
84.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2022 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr August, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 550 590
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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