Huawei Honor 20 Pro vs Honor 20
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.26-inch Huawei Honor 20 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 980) that was released on May 21, 2019, against the Huawei Honor 20, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 20 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Shows 16% longer battery life (29:26 vs 25:23 hours)
- Optical image stabilization
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (485K versus 431K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 20
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
We may receive a commission from Amazon for purchases made using the links below, but this has no bearing on our assessment methodology.
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
You can enter your local price of these phones (in USD or any other currency) and click on the "Calculate" button to see which one has a better value for money.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.26 inches | 6.26 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 412 ppi | 412 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.1% | 84.2% |
| RGB color space | 100% | 98.6% |
| PWM | 333 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 33 ms | 35.4 ms |
| Contrast | - | 875:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 154.6 mm (6.09 inches) | 154.25 mm (6.07 inches) |
| Width | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) | 74 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 182 g (6.42 oz) | 174 g (6.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max. clock | 2600 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP10 | Mali G76 MP10 |
| GPU clock | 720 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~691 GFLOPS | ~691 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 141204 | 128063 |
| GPU | 144065 | 133914 |
| Memory | 91334 | 76543 |
| UX | 109404 | 93616 |
| Total score | 485881 | 431502 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 47% | 47% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2481 | 2479 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 8650 | 8595 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 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 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) |
| ROM | Magic 4.0 | Magic 4.0 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 12 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 3750 mAh |
| 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 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:09 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Watching video | 12:15 hr | 10:19 hr |
| Gaming | 04:21 hr | 04:08 hr |
| Standby | 104 hr | 88 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| 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) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 117° | 117° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.4 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Telephoto lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 80 mm - Sensor: 1/4.4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Sensor: 1/3.1" (CMOS) |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.1" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
| Depth lens | - | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei Honor 20 Pro from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 | 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | 21 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| Release date | June 2019 | June 2019 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.84 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.29 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Huawei Honor 20 Pro. It has a better performance, battery life, and camera.
Cast your vote
Total votes: 470