Honor 20S vs Honor 20 Comparison and Differences

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Honor 20S

Honor 20S

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Honor 20

Honor 20

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Honor 20S or Honor 20 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Honor 20S Honor 20
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Release date 2019, September 2019, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.3 x 74 x 7.9 mm | 6.07 x 6.07 x 2.91 in 154.3 x 74 x 7.9 mm | 6.07 x 6.07 x 2.91 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 174 g | 6.14 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Blue, White Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Icelandic white, Phantom Blue
Battery 3750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.26" in 6.26" in
Screen area 96.2 cm2 96.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.2% 84.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 412 PPI 412 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), dedicated macro camera
-48 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1''
-2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), dedicated macro camera
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Magic 2.1 Android 9.0 (Pie); Magic 2.1
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G52 MP6 Mali-G76 MP10
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 303283 403488
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 828
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2412
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1442
GeekBench 5 Single Core 683
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2308

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-32-bit/192kHz audio
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-32-bit/192kHz audio

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 20W

- Fast battery charging 22.5W (50% in 24 min)
Versions
- Also known as Huawei nova 5T

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