Honor 20 Pro vs Honor 10

48 out of 100

VS

37 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.26-inch Honor 20 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 980) that was released on May 21, 2019, against the Honor 10, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 970 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Honor 20 Pro

The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
Shows 32% longer battery life (20:55 vs 15:50 hours)
49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (734K versus 492K)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
Optical image stabilization
Has a 0.42 inch larger screen size
Thinner bezels – 6.6% more screen real estate
The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer

Reasons to consider the Honor 10

Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Weighs 29 grams less
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Honor 20 Pro and Honor 10 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

20 Pro

49

Honor 10

47

Camera

Photo and video recording quality

20 Pro

58

Honor 10

39*

Performance

CPU and memory performance (apps, system)

20 Pro

39

Honor 10

25

Gaming

Capabilities for playing modern games

20 Pro

21

Honor 10

18

Battery

Battery life, charging type and speed

20 Pro

52

Honor 10

38

Connectivity

Networks, ports, data transmission

20 Pro

65

Honor 10

59

Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.

NanoReview Score

Final comparison evaluation

20 Pro

48

Honor 10

37*

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Value for money (Beta)

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20 Pro

8 / 128 GB

VS

✅ Honor 10

4 / 64 GB

54.9

(Average)

Value Index

89.8

(Very good)

Display

Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Size	6.26 inches	5.84 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels	1080 x 2280 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.9:9
PPI	412 ppi	432 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	500 nits	500 nits
HDR support	No	No
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio	84.2%	77.6%

Display tests
RGB color space	100%	-
PWM	333 Hz	Not detected
Response time	33 ms	-
Contrast	-	1423:1

Screen space comparison

20 Pro

6.26″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.9 in²

Honor 10

5.84″ (19.9:9 ratio) = 12.8 in²

~16% more screen space

Peak brightness test (auto)

20 Pro

500 nits

Honor 10 +2%

509 nits

Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height	154.6 mm (6.09 inches)	149.6 mm (5.89 inches)
Width	73.9 mm (2.91 inches)	71.2 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness	8.4 mm (0.33 inches)	7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	182 g (6.42 oz)	153 g (5.4 oz)
Waterproof	No	No
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Blue	White, Black, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-button	Yes, in-button

Screen-to-body ratio

20 Pro +9%

84.2%

Honor 10

77.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 20 Pro and Honor 10

SoC
Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 980	HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max clock	2600 MHz	2360 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	8 (4 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A76	- 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: Cortex A53 - 4 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex A73
Manufacturing	TSMC	TSMC
Lithography process	7 nanometers	10 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes

GPU
Graphics	Mali G76 MP10	Mali G72 MP12
GPU shading units	240	144
GPU clock	720 MHz	746 MHz
FLOPS	~345.6 GFLOPS	~214.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 20 Pro and Honor 10

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

20 Pro +77%

931

Honor 10

526

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

20 Pro +86%

2922

Honor 10

1570

Single-core score	931	526
Multi-core score	2922	1570

Sources: Geekbench [3]

AnTuTu Benchmark 11

20 Pro +49%

734635

Honor 10

492523

CPU	317624	178222
GPU	103684	69670
Memory	151824	131153
UX	161503	113478
Total score	734635	492523
Samples	[2 tests]	[2 tests]

3DMark Wild Life Extreme

20 Pro

677

Honor 10

n/a

Stability	47%	-
Graphics test	4 FPS	-
Graphics score	677	-

Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

PCMark 3.0

20 Pro +36%

8937

Honor 10

6591

Web score	7798	5445
Video editing	5730	5083
Photo editing	15058	11646
Data manipulation	7885	5647
Writing score	10928	6779

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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users

Honor 20 Pro

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-03-02 -> Minehueva	AnTuTu 11	734635
📘 2026-02-21 -> Minehueva	Geekbench 6 CPU	931 / 2922
📘 2026-02-07 -> Minehueva	AnTuTu 11	727424

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Honor 10

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-01-15 (DQP)	AnTuTu 11	492523
📘 2025-10-19 (Realalex021)	AnTuTu 11	470805

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Memory

RAM
RAM size	8 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2133 MHz	1833 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage
Storage size	128 GB	64 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.1	UFS 2.1
Memory card	No	No

Software

Operating system	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10)	Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0)
ROM	Magic 4.0	EMUI 12
OS size	13 GB	13 GB

Battery

Capacity	4000 mAh	3400 mAh
Max charge power	22.5 W	22.5 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	No
Reverse charging	No	No
Fast charging	Yes (50% in 30 min)	Yes (50% in 25 min)
Full charging time	1:25 hr	1:20 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	08:17 hr	06:33 hr
Watching video	12:21 hr	09:58 hr
Gaming	05:04 hr	04:09 hr
Standby	103 hr	72 hr

General battery life

20 Pro +32%

20:55 hr

Honor 10

15:50 hr

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Main camera

Matrix	48 megapixels	16 megapixels
Image resolution	8000 x 6000	4616 x 3464
Zoom	Optical, 3x	Digital
Flash	LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Digital
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 30FPS	Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	480 FPS (720p)	480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	117°	-
Lenses	1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP 4) Macro: 2 MP	1) Standard: 16 MP 2) Monochrome: 24 MP
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode

Standard lens
Image resolution	48 MP	16 MP
Aperture	f/1.4	f/1.8
Focal length	28 mm	27 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX586	Sony IMX498
Sensor size	1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)	1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size	0.8 micron	1.12 micron
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Optical	Digital

Telephoto lens
Image resolution	8 MP	-
Aperture	f/2.4	-
Focal length	80 mm	-
Sensor size	1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch)	-
Stabilization	Optical	-

Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution	16 MP	-
Aperture	f/2.2	-
Focal length	17 mm	-
Sensor size	1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)	-
Stabilization	Digital	-

Macro lens
Image resolution	2 MP	-
Aperture	f/2.4	-
Focal length	27 mm	-
Pixel size	1.75 micron	-
Stabilization	Digital	-

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality

20 Pro

117

Honor 10

n/a

Video quality

20 Pro

97

Honor 10

n/a

Generic main camera score

20 Pro

111

Honor 10

n/a

Samples

Photo samples of Honor 20 Pro from DxOMark

-

Selfie camera

Megapixels	32 megapixels	24 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	5760 x 4312
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.0
Focal length	26 mm	26 mm
Sensor	BSI CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)	1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size	0.8 micron	0.9 micron
Autofocus	No	No
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)	No	No

DxOMark front camera

20 Pro

112

Honor 10

n/a

Photo	104	-
Video	126	-

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	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	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5	4.2
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	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	Yes

Network
Number of SIM*	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support*	No	No
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat*	21	18
5G support	No	No

Sound

Speakers	Mono	Mono
Headphone audio jack	No	Yes
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	No	Yes

Speakers test

Max loudness

20 Pro +1%

84.9 dB

Honor 10

84.2 dB

Other

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	May 2019	April 2018
Release date	June 2019	April 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$600	$450
Successor	-	- Honor 20 Pro
SAR (head)	-	0.79 W/kg
SAR (body)	-	1.15 W/kg
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor 20 Pro is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?

Honor 20 Pro

27 (69.2%)

Honor 10

12 (30.8%)

Total votes: 39

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Honor 20 Pro vs Honor 10

Key differences

Review

Value for money (Beta)

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Recent User Tests

Memory

Software

Battery

Main camera

DxOMark main camera tests

Selfie camera

Connectivity

Sound

Other

Conclusion

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