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Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro

64 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 11
VS
51 out 100
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 11
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Manufactured in January, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro, 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 Xiaomi Mi 11
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 196g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 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:
Xiaomi Mi 11
vs
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.81 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 900 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11
919 nits
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a333 Hz
Response timen/a33 ms
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 154.6 mm (6.09 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11
91.4 %
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 and Huawei Honor 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Yes
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 1024 360
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11
1426
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11
3840
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1426955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38402503
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11
919237
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
CPU224221189613
GPU292912158736
Memory185743121205
UX216361121809
NanoReview Score919237591363
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11
5029
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.7 °C
Stability91 %47 %
Graphics Test30 fps14 fps
Graphics Score50292481
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11
12956
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
Writing score1502310875
Web score114787309
Video editing76185734
Data manipulation97007972
NanoReview Score129568855

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 55 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11
17:51
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Web Browsing05:56 h08:17 h
Video Playback10:13 h12:21 h
Games04:26 h05:04 h
Standby Mode99 h103 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9204 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital 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 123 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 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
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4
Focal length26 mm28 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KHMXSony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.331/2
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a17 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/3.1
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11
127
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11
107
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11
120
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.0
Focal length 27 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11
100
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
104
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11
133
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126

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, A2DP 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2421
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 11
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2020 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2021 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 750 600
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Mi 11 the clear winner in this comparison.

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