Honor View 20 vs Huawei Nova 4

Comparing the Honor View 20 vs Huawei Nova 4 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor View 20 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while Huawei Nova 4 runs at 2.36 GHz, making Honor View 20 the better performer.

Display: Both Honor View 20 and Huawei Nova 4 offer the same screen size of 6.4 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Honor View 20 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Huawei Nova 4 offers 20 MP, making Honor View 20 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Honor View 20 and Huawei Nova 4 feature a 25 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Honor View 20 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Huawei Nova 4 offers 3750 mAh, making Honor View 20 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Honor View 20 and Huawei Nova 4 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Honor View 20

₹37,999

(Discontinued)

Huawei Nova 4

₹32,190

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

30 Jan, 2019

30 Jan, 2020

14 May, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x2310 px (FHD+)	1080x2310 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Primary Camera	20 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


25 MP	25 MP	50 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	3750 mAh	6600 mAh
Super Charging	Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

The punch-hole display & V reflection is stunning
The 48-megapixel rear shooter isn’t a gimmick
Powerful innards and battery
Useful features such as Wireless Projection

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

No waterproofing
Storage can’t be expanded further
The secondary camera on the rear isn't versatile

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5

(1,600 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 980

HiSilicon Kirin 970

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Co-Processor

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP10

Mali-G72 MP12

Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

N/A

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.

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2310 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

398 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.99 %

86.28 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.8 %

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

156.9 mm

157 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75.4 mm

75.1 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

7.7 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

180 grams

172 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.81/2" sensor size IMX586 Back-illuminated sensor BSI Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

5160 x 3872 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 960 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh

3750 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

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.

N/A

15h 10m

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

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

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) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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:

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 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)

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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