Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs Huawei Honor 20

87 out 100

VS

46 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei Honor 20, Manufactured in June, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14 Ultra

Larger display: 6.73in
Higher pixel density: 522ppi
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
Infrared port
Includes charger

Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20

Lighter design: 174g vs 219.8g

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 Ultra and Huawei Honor 20

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

94

Huawei Honor 20

48

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

93

Huawei Honor 20

50

Performance

App & system performance

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

85

Huawei Honor 20

37

Games

3D gaming performance

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

92

Huawei Honor 20

27

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

76

Huawei Honor 20

56

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

89

Huawei Honor 20

67

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

87

Huawei Honor 20

46

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Importance (Weight)

Display:

Camera:

Performance:

Gaming:

Battery:

Connectivity:

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	AMOLED	IPS LCD
Size	6.73 in	6.26 in
Resolution	1440x3200 pixels	1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
Pixel density	522 ppi	412 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (1-120 Hz)	No
Max brightness	3000 nits	450 nits
HDR support	Yes Dolby Vision	No
Touch Sampling Rate	240 Hz	n/a
Screen-to-body ratio	89.9 %	84.3 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	n/a

Peak brightness (auto)

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

1269 nits

Huawei Honor 20

477 nits

sRGB gamut	98.9 %	98.6 %
PWM (Flicker)	120 Hz	n/a
Response time	1 ms	35.4 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinite	875:1

Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14 Ultra], [Huawei Honor 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	161.4 mm (6.35 in)	154.25 mm (6.07 in)
Width	75.3 mm (2.96 in)	74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight	219.8 g (7.75 oz)	174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance	IP68	No
Cooling system	Vapor chamber	n/a
Back panel	Glass	Glass
Frame	Metal	Metal
Colors	- White - Black	- White - Black - Blue
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes In-Button

Screen-to-body ratio

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

89.9 %

Huawei Honor 20

84.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 Ultra and Huawei Honor 20 In benchmarks

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency	3300 MHz	2600 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)	8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture	- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)	- 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	Hexagon	Yes
Graphics	Adreno 750	Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores	1536	360
GPU Frequency	903-1000 MHz	750 MHz
FLOPS	2774 GFLOPS	518.4 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

2197

Huawei Honor 20

922

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

7058

Huawei Honor 20

2317

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	2197	922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	7058	2317
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	16435	n/a

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14 Ultra]

AnTuTu 10

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

2019519

Huawei Honor 20

589788

CPU	436541	186066
GPU	840663	158308
Memory	431435	117214
UX	328880	128200
NanoReview Score	2019519	589788

3DMark Wild Life

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

15437

Huawei Honor 20

2479

Max Surface Temp.	47.7 °C	38.8 °C
Stability	86 %	47 %
Graphics Test	92 fps	14 fps
Graphics Score	15437	2479

Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14 Ultra], [Huawei Honor 20]

PCMark 3.0

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

16417

Huawei Honor 20

8640

Writing score	19642	10844
Web score	14876	6449
Video editing	7929	5739
Data manipulation	15903	7972
NanoReview Score	16417	8640

Memory

RAM Size	- 12 GB - 16 GB	6 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency	4200 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	4	2

Storage Capacity	- 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB	- 128 GB - 256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 4.0	UFS 2.1
Memory Card	No	No

Software

OS	Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)	Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size	31 GB	12 GB
UI Skin	HyperOS 2.0	Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume	5000 mAh	3750 mAh
Max Charging Power	90 W	225 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (80 W)	No
Reverse Charging	Yes (Wireless)	No
Fast Charging	Yes (52% in 15 min)	Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time	0:34 h	1:25 h

Battery Life

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

22:08

Huawei Honor 20

18:53

Web Browsing	09:23 h	07:07 h
Video Playback	12:26 h	10:33 h
Games	04:35 h	04:21 h
Standby Mode	109 h	99 h

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	48 MP
Photo resolution	8192x6144 pixels	8000x6000 pixels
Zoom	Optical, 5x	Digital
Flash	Dual 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 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion	1920 fps (1080p)	960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens	122 °	117 °
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth	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

Matrix	50 MP	48 MP
Aperture	f/1.6 - 4.0	f/1.8
Focal length	23 mm	28 mm
Sensor	Sony LYT-900	Sony IMX586
Sensor size	1/1.0	1/2
Pixel size	1.6 μm	0.8 μm
Autofocus	Laser autofocus	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Optical	Digital

Matrix	50 MP	n/a
Aperture	f/1.8	n/a
Focal length	120 mm	n/a
Sensor	Sony IMX858	n/a
Sensor size	1/2.51	n/a
Pixel size	0.7 μm	n/a
Stabilization	Optical	n/a

Matrix	50 MP	16 MP
Aperture	f/1.8	f/2.2
Focal length	12 mm	13 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX858	n/a
Sensor size	1/2.51	1/3.1
Pixel size	0.7 μm	n/a
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

144

Huawei Honor 20

n/a

Video quality

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

150

Huawei Honor 20

n/a

Overall camera score

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

149

Huawei Honor 20

n/a

Bokeh	75	n/a
Preview	83	n/a
Zoom	160	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix	32 MP	32 MP
Photo resolution	6528x4896 pixels	6528x4896 pixels
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.0
Focal length	22 mm	25 mm
Sensor	Omnivision OV32B	BSI CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.14	1/2.8
Pixel size	0.7 μm	0.8 μm
Autofocus	No	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 - NAVIC	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	Yes	No

SIM Count*	2	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	No	No
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM 2/3/5/8	GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bands	WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19	HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)	LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category	20	21
5G Support	Yes	No

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Mono
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	No

Max Volume

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

90.3 dB

Huawei Honor 20

81 dB

Other

Class	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February, 2024 yr	May, 2019 yr
Release Date	February, 2024 yr	June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($)	1499	500
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included	Yes 90 W	n/a

Note

Xiaomi 14 Ultra:

The rear cover is available in glass or eco-leather, while the frame can be aluminum or titanium. The front glass is either Xiaomi Shield Glass or Xiaomi Longjing Glass.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs Huawei Honor 20

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