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Huawei Nova 11 vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro

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Huawei Nova 11
VS
51 out 100
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Huawei Nova 11
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 11 Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro, Manufactured in June, 2019 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 Nova 11
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 182g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 11 and Huawei Honor 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 Nova 11
vs
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 950 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a333 Hz
Response timen/a33 ms
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.29 mm (6.35 in) 154.6 mm (6.09 in)
Width 74.96 mm (2.95 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 6.88 mm (0.27 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 11
89.6 %
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 11 and Huawei Honor 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Yes
Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 512 360
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 11
1024
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 11
2941
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1024955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29412503
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 11]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 11
588186
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
CPU193840189613
GPU138782158736
Memory125724121205
UX129840121809
NanoReview Score588186591363
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.7 °C
Stabilityn/a47 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2481
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
Writing scoren/a10875
Web scoren/a7309
Video editingn/a5734
Data manipulationn/a7972
NanoReview Scoren/a8855

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Web Browsingn/a08:17 h
Video Playbackn/a12:21 h
Gamesn/a05:04 h
Standby Moden/a103 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 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) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a17 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Video quality
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 17 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.61 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
104
Video quality
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126

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 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM Bands 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 11
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2023 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 600
Sensors - 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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