Huawei Honor 30 vs Honor 20 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.53-inch Huawei Honor 30 (with HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G) that was released on April 15, 2020, against the Huawei Honor 20 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 980 and came out 11 months before. 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 30
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- The phone is 11-months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.1
- Reverse charging feature
- 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 948 and 705 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 20 Pro
- Optical image stabilization
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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 | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.53 inches | 6.26 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 412 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.6% | 84.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
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| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | - | 333 Hz |
| Response time | - | 33 ms |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.3 mm (6.31 inches) | 154.6 mm (6.09 inches) |
| Width | 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 185 g (6.53 oz) | 182 g (6.42 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max. clock | 2560 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 1 core at 2.58 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 |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP8 | Mali G76 MP10 |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~652 GFLOPS | ~691 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 142768 | 141204 |
| GPU | 139006 | 144065 |
| Memory | 75474 | 91334 |
| UX | 112092 | 109404 |
| Total score | 468105 | 485881 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 98% | 47% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2147 | 2481 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 8598 | 8650 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | Nano Memory | No |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) |
| ROM | Magic UI 5.2 | Magic 4.0 |
| OS size | - | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Charge power | 40 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:09 hr |
| Watching video | - | 12:15 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:21 hr |
| Standby | - | 104 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 40 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 7360 x 4912 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 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 | 1920 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 117° |
| Lenses | 4 (40 MP + 8 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX600 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 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 |
| Telephoto lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 80 mm - Sensor: 1/4.4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 17 mm |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Sensor: 1/3.1" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Huawei Honor 20 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) 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 - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Active | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 21 | 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | 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 | April 2020 | May 2019 |
| Release date | June 2020 | June 2019 |
| 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 display, performance, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Honor 30. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Huawei Honor 20 Pro.
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