Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco X5 and Huawei Honor 20 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco X5 vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro

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Xiaomi Poco X5
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Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Xiaomi Poco X5
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X5 Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, 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 Xiaomi Poco X5
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 189g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X5 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 Poco X5
vs
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 700 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X5
725 nits
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)486 Hz333 Hz
Response time1 ms33 ms
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco X5], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.88 mm (6.53 in) 154.6 mm (6.09 in)
Width 76.21 mm (3 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance IP53 No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X5
84.9 %
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X5 and Huawei Honor 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Yes
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 256 360
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X5
888
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X5
1918
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)888955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19182503
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X5
440731
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
CPU155778189613
GPU81807158736
Memory96142121205
UX107004121809
NanoReview Score440731591363
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X5
1204
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Max Surface Temp.35.2 °C46.7 °C
Stability99 %47 %
Graphics Test7 fps14 fps
Graphics Score12042481
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Poco X5], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco X5
9182
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
Writing score1241010875
Web score84187309
Video editing46845734
Data manipulation80997972
NanoReview Score91828855

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 17 GB 13 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:06 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X5
21:22
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Web Browsing07:11 h08:17 h
Video Playback11:58 h12:21 h
Games04:56 h05:04 h
Standby Mode120 h103 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 118 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
SensorOmniVision OV48BSony IMX586
Sensor size1/2.01/2
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a17 mm
SensorOmniVisionn/a
Sensor size1/4.41/3.1
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X5
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X5
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X5
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4208x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Samsung 3L6 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 μm
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
Xiaomi Poco X5
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
104
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X5
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE 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		 - 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 SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco X5
93 dB
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 250 600
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 33 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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