Realme 14 5G vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 14 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 14 5G
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 196g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme 14 5G 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 660 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87 % 87.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response timen/a4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.1 mm (6.42 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gray
- Pink
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 14 5G
87 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Realme 14 5G and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 256 360
GPU Frequency 895 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 14 5G
1067
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 14 5G
3080
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1067933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30802383
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 14 5G
684046
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU253546192149
GPU175378158975
Memory117189112523
UX137933126437
NanoReview Score684046590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2480
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing scoren/a10968
Web scoren/a6821
Video editingn/a5781
Data manipulationn/a7579
NanoReview Scoren/a8592

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 15 Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 15.2 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 40 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:19 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsingn/a07:46 h
Video Playbackn/a11:44 h
Gamesn/a04:55 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual 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 120 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm25 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/2.881/1.73
Pixel size0.61 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a20 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.7
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX480 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Realme 14 5G
n/a
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 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 LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
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
- 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 Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a21
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 410 1050
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 14 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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