Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) and Huawei Honor 20 Pro - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro

77 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
VS
51 out 100
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400, vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro, 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 Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 182g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.26in

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) and Huawei Honor 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
Smartphones:
Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
vs
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.2 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
1356 nits
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut98.9 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)483 Hz333 Hz
Response time1 ms33 ms
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147 mm (5.79 in) 154.6 mm (6.09 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
90.9 %
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) and Huawei Honor 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3210 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 940 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 768 360
GPU Frequency 1095 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
2181
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
6889
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2181955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)68892503
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13839n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
1725329
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
CPU421930189613
GPU672525158736
Memory340303121205
UX290571121809
NanoReview Score1725329591363
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
12828
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Max Surface Temp.46.6 °C46.7 °C
Stability55 %47 %
Graphics Test76 fps14 fps
Graphics Score128282481
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
17199
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
Writing score2167610875
Web score165857309
Video editing80325734
Data manipulation151317972
NanoReview Score171998855

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 24.1 GB 13 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
19:23
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Web Browsing07:20 h08:17 h
Video Playback11:58 h12:21 h
Games04:04 h05:04 h
Standby Mode97 h103 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4
Focal length24 mm28 mm
SensorSamsung GN3Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.571/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.91/4.4
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm17 mm
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.1
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
104
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2021
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
91.4 dB
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 600
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0. There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) the clear winner in this comparison.

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