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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Huawei Honor 20

94 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
VS
46 out 100
Huawei Honor 20
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Huawei Honor 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, 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 Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 498ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 218g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S25 Ultra
vs
Huawei Honor 20

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.9 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 498 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4 % 84.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
1403 nits
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
sRGB gamut97.7 %98.6 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms35.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite875:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra], [Huawei Honor 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 154.25 mm (6.07 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
92.4 %
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Huawei Honor 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 1536 360
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
3147
Huawei Honor 20
922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
9750
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3147922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97502317
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25681n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
2795139
Huawei Honor 20
589788
CPU659871186066
GPU1294167158308
Memory471319117214
UX369782128200
NanoReview Score2795139589788
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
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
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
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 - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 30.4 GB 12 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (25 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
31:10
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Web Browsing11:10 h07:07 h
Video Playback19:32 h10:33 h
Games06:22 h04:21 h
Standby Mode160 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm28 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.31/2
Pixel size0.6 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length111 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX854n/a
Sensor size1/2.52n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP16 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3n/a
Sensor size1/2.51/3.1
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
144
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
143
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
146
Huawei Honor 20
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview81n/a
Zoom149n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 25 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 (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 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 ModeDual SIM StandbyDual 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/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a21
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 S25 Ultra
93 dB
Huawei Honor 20
81 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 500
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 S25 Ultra:

Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.","Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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