Home Phone comparison Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei Honor 20 - Which is better?

Huawei P50 Pro vs Huawei Honor 20

67 out 100
Huawei P50 Pro
VS
46 out 100
Huawei Honor 20
Huawei P50 Pro
Huawei Honor 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P50 Pro Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G, vs Huawei Honor 20, 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 P50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4360mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 195g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei Honor 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P50 Pro
vs
Huawei Honor 20

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.6 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1228x2700 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 550 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 84.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
sRGB gamut100 %98.6 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms35.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite875:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P50 Pro], [Huawei Honor 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.8 mm (6.25 in) 154.25 mm (6.07 in)
Width 72.8 mm (2.87 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei Honor 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Yes
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 1024 360
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Huawei Honor 20
922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1369922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)36442317
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
Huawei Honor 20
589788
CPU200677186066
GPU236558158308
Memory148683117214
UX155415128200
NanoReview Score741333589788
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P50 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 20
2479
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.8 °C
Stabilityn/a47 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2479
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 20]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P50 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 20
8640
Writing scoren/a10844
Web scoren/a6449
Video editingn/a5739
Data manipulationn/a7972
NanoReview Scoren/a8640

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 11 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 19.4 GB 12 GB
UI Skin HarmonyOS 2.0 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 4360 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Web Browsing05:47 h07:07 h
Video Playback09:15 h10:33 h
Games04:08 h04:21 h
Standby Mode90 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED 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)
Wide-angle lens n/a 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm28 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ASony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.51/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.5n/a
Focal length90 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/3.1
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom149n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 25 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
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 P50 Pro
144
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
146
Huawei Honor 20
n/a

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, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2021
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB
Huawei Honor 20
81 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2021 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date August, 2021 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 500
Sensors - Barometer
- 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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P50 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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