Honor 20i vs realme X

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Comparing the Honor 20i vs realme X across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor 20i and realme X run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.


Display: realme X offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while Honor 20i offers 6.21 inches, making realme X the larger display of the two. realme X features a AMOLED display compared to Honor 20i's IPS LCD, making realme X the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme X offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Honor 20i offers 24 MP, making realme X better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 20i offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme X offers 16 MP, making Honor 20i better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme X delivers longer battery life with None, while Honor 20i delivers 12h 33m, making realme X the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Honor 20i and realme X offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: realme X receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Honor 20i has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

18 Jun, 2019
18 Jul, 2019
06 May, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 710
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.21 inches (15.77 cm)
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

24 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

3400 mAh
3765 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
20W VOOC Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • An impressive screen-to-body ratio
  • Smooth performance
  • Great imaging experience
  • Long-lasting battery with fast charging support
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Slippery build
  • Software experience could’ve been better
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5
(33,210 ratings)
4.5/5
(108,211 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

126,895
AnTuTu Score
156,669
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
12h 33m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jun 18, 2019
(Official)
Jul 18, 2019
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

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

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
ColorOS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Adreno 616
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

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
156,669
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
23.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
11.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
18.8 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.21 inches  (15.77 cm)
6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

415 ppi
395 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.91 %
85.14 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
91.2 %
94.38 %

Design

Height

154.8 mm
161.2 mm
150.83 mm

Width

73.6 mm
76.1 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
9.4 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

164 grams
191 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Polycarbonate
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

24 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX576 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
48 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.84.73 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera2.176 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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
2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size CMOS
16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera3.41 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size CMOS 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Type

N/A
Pop-Up
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3400 mAh
3765 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 20W VOOC Charging v3.0 55% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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
16h 04m

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

1h 35m 21s
1h 8m 17s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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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 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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