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Realme 12 Plus 5G vs Huawei Honor 20

65 out 100
Realme 12 Plus 5G
VS
46 out 100
Huawei Honor 20
Realme 12 Plus 5G
Huawei Honor 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 12 Plus 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7050, vs Huawei Honor 20, Manufactured in June, 2019with 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 Realme 12 Plus 5G
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 190g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme 12 Plus 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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme 12 Plus 5G
vs
Huawei Honor 20

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 2000 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.1 % 84.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 12 Plus 5G
1147 nits
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.6 %
Response timen/a35.4 ms
Contrastn/a875:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.95 mm (6.42 in) 154.25 mm (6.07 in)
Width 75.45 mm (2.97 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.87 mm (0.31 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP54 No
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Green
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 12 Plus 5G
88.1 %
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Realme 12 Plus 5G and Huawei Honor 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7050 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (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 MediaTek APU 550 Yes
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 256 360
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 686 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 12 Plus 5G
958
Huawei Honor 20
922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 12 Plus 5G
2353
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)958922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23532317
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2385n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme 12 Plus 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 12 Plus 5G
603049
Huawei Honor 20
589788
CPU177229186066
GPU115252158308
Memory151753117214
UX158815128200
NanoReview Score603049589788
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 12 Plus 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
Realme 12 Plus 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 - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 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 CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 12 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 12 Plus 5G
22:18
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Web Browsing09:21 h07:07 h
Video Playback12:58 h10:33 h
Games05:51 h04:21 h
Standby Mode106 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical 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 112 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 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
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm28 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.951/2
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.01/3.1
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 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 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
DisplayPort No n/a
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 SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei Honor 20
81 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2024 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 255 500
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 12 Plus 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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