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Motorola Moto G 5G vs Huawei Honor 20

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Motorola Moto G 5G
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46 out 100
Huawei Honor 20
Motorola Moto G 5G
Huawei Honor 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Moto G 5G Manufactured in December, 2020, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 750G, 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 Motorola Moto G 5G
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 212g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 2/128 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 6/128 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Motorola Moto G 5G 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Motorola Moto G 5G
vs
Huawei Honor 20

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 450 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Screen-to-body ratio 85.7 % 84.3 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Moto G 5G
481 nits
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.6 %
Response timen/a35.4 ms
Contrastn/a875:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Motorola Moto G 5G], [Huawei Honor 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 166.1 mm (6.54 in) 154.25 mm (6.07 in)
Width 76.1 mm (3 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 9.9 mm (0.39 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Moto G 5G
85.7 %
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Moto G 5G and Huawei Honor 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 570 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 570 Gold (Cortex-A77))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 8 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 694 Yes
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 256 360
GPU Frequency 825 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Moto G 5G
858
Huawei Honor 20
922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Moto G 5G
2095
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)858922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)20952317
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Moto G 5G
381057
Huawei Honor 20
589788
CPU123489186066
GPU77114158308
Memory79191117214
UX101263128200
NanoReview Score381057589788
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Moto G 5G
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
Motorola Moto G 5G
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 - 4 GB
- 6 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 10 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 16 GB 12 GB
UI Skin n/a Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (36% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:11 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Moto G 5G
26:44
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Web Browsing10:14 h07:07 h
Video Playback13:40 h10:33 h
Games05:43 h04:21 h
Standby Mode147 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 118 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length26 mm28 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor size1/2.01/2
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
Pixel size112 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 25 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 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
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - 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 SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Moto G 5G
82.5 dB
Huawei Honor 20
81 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced November, 2020 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date December, 2020 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 300 500
Sensors - 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.

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