Honor 20 vs Huawei nova 9 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Honor 20
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Huawei nova 9 Pro
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Honor 20 or Huawei nova 9 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Honor 20 | Huawei nova 9 Pro | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, May | 2021, September 23 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 154.3 x 74 x 7.9 mm | 6.07 x 6.07 x 2.91 in | 163.4 x 74.4 x 8 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 2.93 in | |
| Weight | 174 g | 6.14 oz | 186 g | 6.56 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Icelandic white, Phantom Blue | Black, Blue, Green, Violet | |
| Battery | 3750 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 500 EUR | 460 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 1B | |
| Screen size | 6.26" in | 6.72" in | |
| Screen area | 96.2 cm2 | 110.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.2% | 91.2% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1236 x 2676 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 412 PPI | 439 PPI | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -120Hz |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Quad | 50 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -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 |
-50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS | 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS | |
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 32 MP, Dual | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm | 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 32 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide) |
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| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); Magic 2.1 | HarmonyOS 2.0 | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | - Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 | Adreno 642L | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 529000 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 403488 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 828 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2412 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1442 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 683 | 768 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2308 | 2779 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -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) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | 5.2, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -32-bit/192kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 22.5W (50% in 24 min) |
- Fast charging 100W, 100% in 20 min -Reverse charging |
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| Versions |
- Also known as Huawei nova 5T |
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