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Honor View 20

#2124

Huawei nova 5T

#2052

Category Breakdown

Honor View 20

Huawei nova 5T

Performance

86.686.5

Camera

64.763.7

Display

58.958.9

Battery

28.127.0

Build

78.778.7

Connectivity

67.062.4

Audio

8.98.9

Overall

51.652.1

Summary

The Honor View 20 and Huawei nova 5T both feature a glass front and back with an aluminum frame, but the View 20 is slightly larger and heavier at 180g compared to the nova 5T's 174g.
The View 20 has a 6.4-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x 2310 pixels, while the nova 5T has a slightly smaller 6.26-inch display with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, resulting in a higher pixel density.
Both phones are powered by the Kirin 980 chipset, offering similar performance, but the nova 5T includes additional camera versatility with an ultrawide and macro lens alongside its main 48 MP sensor, while the View 20 features a single 48 MP camera and a 3D depth sensor.
Battery capacity is higher in the View 20 at 4000mAh versus 3750mAh in the nova 5T, but both support 22.5W charging.
The software experience differs slightly, with the View 20 running Magic UI 4.0 and the nova 5T using EMUI 10, and the nova 5T lacks a headphone jack, unlike the View 20.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Honor View 20

Huawei nova 5T

General

Release Date

2018

2019, September 05

Announced

2018

2019, August 27

Description

Also known as Huawei Honor V20 in China

Versions: YAL-L21, YAL-L61, YAL-L71, YAL-L61D

Display

Size

6.4"

6.26"

Type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 x 2310 pixels (~398 ppi density)

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~412 ppi density)

PPI

1080

Refresh Rate

60Hz

HDR Support

✗

Protection

Yes

N/A

Performance

Chipset

Kirin 980 (7 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G76 MP10

Memory

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Expandable Storage

✗

Card Slot

Camera

Main Camera

48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAFTOF 3D, (depth)

48 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1"2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

Main Camera Features

Panorama, HDR, LED flash

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Front Camera

25 MP, f/2.0, 27mm

32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm

Front Camera Features

HDR

Video Recording

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@960fps, (gyro-EIS)

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie Video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Optical Stabilization

✗

Night Mode

✗

Raw Photo Support

✗

Battery

Capacity

4000 mAh

3750 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable

Li-Po 3750 mAh, non-removable

Charging Details

22.5W wired, 55% in 30 min (International)18W wired (India)

22.5W wired, 50% in 24 min

Fast Charging

✗

Wireless Charging

✗

Build & Safety

Dimensions

156.9 x 75.4 x 8.1 mm (6.18 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)

154.3 x 74 x 7.8 mm (6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)

Weight

180 g

174 g

Materials

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

Colors

Saphire Blue, Phantom Blue, Phantom Red, Midnight Black

Black, Crush Blue, Midsummer Purple, Crush Green

Foldable

✗

SAR

N/A

Connectivity

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Network

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Network Speed

HSPA, LTE

✗

✓

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

NFC

✓

USB

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

IR Blaster

✗

Headphone Jack

✓

✗

Radio

✗

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)

Audio

Stereo Speakers

✗

Loudspeaker

Yes

Audio Jack

Yes

Software & Security

Operating System

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, Magic UI 4.0

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, EMUI 10

Fingerprint

✓

Face Unlock

✗

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass