Honor 20 Pro vs Huawei Nova 5T

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor 20 Pro and Huawei Nova 5T run at the same processing speed of 2.6 GHz.

Display: Both Honor 20 Pro and Huawei Nova 5T offer the same screen size of 6.26 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Honor 20 Pro and Huawei Nova 5T feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.

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

Battery: Honor 20 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Huawei Nova 5T offers 3750 mAh, making Honor 20 Pro better for longer battery life.

Storage: Honor 20 Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Huawei Nova 5T offers 128 GB, making Honor 20 Pro the better option for storage.

Honor 20 Pro

₹39,999

(Not Released in India)

Huawei Nova 5T

₹27,290

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2021

02 Apr, 2020

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	HiSilicon Kirin	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.26 inches (15.9 cm)	6.26 inches (15.9 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP	32 MP	50 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	3750 mAh	6500 mAh
Super Charging	Super Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.1	N/A	UFS 4.1

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

EMUI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 980

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.92 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP10

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.26 inches (15.9 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

412 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.02 %

84.23 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.7 %

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

154.6 mm

154.2 mm

162.7 mm

Width

73.9 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

7.8 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

182 grams

174 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.428 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.6µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

2 MP
f/2.4

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.41.75µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

N/A

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh

3750 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 29 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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