Honor 20i vs Huawei Nova 5i Pro

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Comparing the Honor 20i vs Huawei Nova 5i Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 5i Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.27 GHz, while Honor 20i runs at 2.2 GHz, making Huawei Nova 5i Pro the better performer.


Display: Huawei Nova 5i Pro offers a screen size of 6.26 inches, while Honor 20i offers 6.21 inches, making Huawei Nova 5i Pro the larger display of the two. Both Honor 20i and Huawei Nova 5i Pro feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 5i Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Honor 20i offers 24 MP, making Huawei Nova 5i Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Honor 20i and Huawei Nova 5i Pro feature a 32 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Huawei Nova 5i Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor 20i offers 3400 mAh, making Huawei Nova 5i Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 20i and Huawei Nova 5i Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Honor 20i
₹16,999
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Nova 5i Pro
₹22,090
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
77%

Release Date

18 Jun, 2019
07 Feb, 2020

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.27 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.21 inches (15.77 cm)
6.26 inches (15.9 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

24 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
32 MP

Battery

3400 mAh
4000 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

User Ratings

4.3/5
(33,210 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

126,895
AnTuTu Score
N/A
12h 33m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jun 18, 2019
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710
HiSilicon Kirin 810

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.27 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.88 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-G52 MP6

RAM

4 GB
6 GB

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

126,895
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.21 inches  (15.77 cm)
6.26 inches  (15.9 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
N/A

Pixel Density

415 ppi
412 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.91 %
83.21 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
N/A

Design

Height

154.8 mm
156.1 mm

Width

73.6 mm
73.9 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

164 grams
178 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

24 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX576 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
48 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.8IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/1.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
6 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size CMOS
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3400 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 25 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

12h 33m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 35m 21s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

HDMI

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope