OnePlus 8 Pro vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 8 Pro Manufactured in April, 2020, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4510mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 199g
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 8 Pro 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1300 nits 660 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.8 % 87.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 8 Pro
882 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)258 Hz245 Hz
Response time7.5 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.3 mm (6.51 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 8 Pro
91.8 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 8 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Yes
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 768 360
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
1258
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
3476
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1258933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34762383
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 8 Pro
758854
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU236093192149
GPU194272158975
Memory149001112523
UX179488126437
NanoReview Score758854590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 8 Pro
3839
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.50.2 °C46.8 °C
Stability99 %48 %
Graphics Test22 fps14 fps
Graphics Score38392480
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 8 Pro
11994
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing score1481310968
Web score98336821
Video editing58425781
Data manipulation95177579
NanoReview Score119948592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 20 GB 15.2 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 4510 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:55 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 8 Pro
20:36
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing08:01 h07:46 h
Video Playback12:03 h11:44 h
Games04:57 h04:55 h
Standby Mode103 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 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 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 5 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
Matrix48 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length25 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX689Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.431/1.73
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2.251/2.7
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
109
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Bokeh60n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom107n/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
121
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
127
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 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 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2021
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 8 Pro
84.4 dB
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2020 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date April, 2020 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below