Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate X3 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Mate X3 vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

77 out 100
Huawei Mate X3
VS
54 out 100
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Huawei Mate X3
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate X3 Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 7.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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 Mate X3
  • Larger display: 7.85in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4800mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 241g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate X3 and Huawei Mate 20 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate X3
vs
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 7.85 in 6.39 in
Resolution 2224x2496 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 19.5:9
Pixel density 426 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 660 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 87.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate X3
966 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)484 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate X3], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.9 mm (6.18 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 141.5 mm (5.57 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 5.3 mm (0.21 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 241 g (8.5 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate X3
88.9 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate X3 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 1024 360
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate X3
1828
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate X3
4718
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1828933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47182383
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6558n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate X3]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate X3
1290361
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU357030192149
GPU481843158975
Memory215868112523
UX235620126437
NanoReview Score1290361590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2480
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing scoren/a10968
Web scoren/a6821
Video editingn/a5781
Data manipulationn/a7579
NanoReview Scoren/a8592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 15.2 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 4800 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No (50 W) Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate X3
28:01
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing14:41 h07:46 h
Video Playback21:00 h11:44 h
Games06:34 h04:55 h
Standby Mode86 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.561/1.73
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.4
Focal length125 mm80 mm
SensorSony IMX351n/a
Sensor size1/3.091/4
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX688n/a
Sensor sizen/a1/2.7
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution n/a 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (1900/1800/850/900 MHz)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B(/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B703/B733/B758/B788)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2021
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate X3
86.5 dB
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 2199 1050
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Mate X3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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