Honor 20i vs Huawei Nova 5i

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor 20i and Huawei Nova 5i run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.


Display: Huawei Nova 5i offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Honor 20i offers 6.21 inches, making Huawei Nova 5i the larger display of the two. Both Honor 20i and Huawei Nova 5i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Honor 20i and Huawei Nova 5i feature a 24 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Honor 20i offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Huawei Nova 5i offers 24 MP, making Honor 20i better for front camera photography.


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


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

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Summary

Release Date

18 Jun, 2019
15 Jan, 2020
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.21 inches (15.77 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2310 px (FHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

32 MP
24 MP
16 MP

Battery

3400 mAh
4000 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
N/A
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 2.2

User Ratings

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

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

Jun 18, 2019
(Official)
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710
HiSilicon Kirin 710
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

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

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

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-G51 MP4
Adreno 810

RAM

4 GB
6 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

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
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
N/A
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.21 inches  (15.77 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2310 px (FHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

415 ppi
398 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.91 %
84.24 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
N/A
N/A

Design

Height

154.8 mm
159.1 mm
164.4 mm

Width

73.6 mm
75.9 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.3 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

164 grams
178 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX576 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
24 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels
5288 x 3968 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size CMOS
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.9µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

3400 mAh
4000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 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
N/A

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

1h 35m 21s
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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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
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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