Huawei Honor 20 vs Honor 30 Lite
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.26-inch Huawei Honor 20 (with HiSilicon Kirin 980) that was released on May 21, 2019, against the Huawei Honor 30 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G and came out 14 months after. 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
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (431K versus 357K)
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus UFS 2.0
- 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 674 and 543 points
- Weighs 18 grams less
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 30 Lite
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Delivers 10% higher maximum brightness (497 against 451 nits)
- The phone is 1-year and 2-months newer
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.26 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 412 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 84.7% |
| RGB color space | 98.6% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 35.4 ms | - |
| Contrast | 875:1 | - |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 154.25 mm (6.07 inches) | 160 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 74 mm (2.91 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 174 gramm (6.14 oz) | 192 gramm (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G |
| Max. clock | 2600 MHz | 2000 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP10 | Mali-G57 MC4 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~691 GFLOPS | - |
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.0 |
| Memory card | No | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max. size | - | Up to 256 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 128063 | - |
| GPU | 133914 | - |
| Memory | 76543 | - |
| UX | 93616 | - |
| Total score | 431744 | 357458 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 47% | - |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2478 | - |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 8595 | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 10 |
| ROM | Magic 4.0 | Magic UI 3.1 |
| OS size | 12 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3750 mAh | 4000 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 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:57 hr | - |
| Watching video | 10:19 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:08 hr | - |
| Standby | 88 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 117° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 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 |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Sensor: 1/2.0" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.1" (CMOS) |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
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 - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| 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, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| 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 | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 21 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2019 | July 2020 |
| Release date | June 2019 | August 2020 |
| 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
If the performance, camera, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Honor 20. But if the display and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Honor 30 Lite.
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