Huawei Nova 5 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 5 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Huawei Nova 5 Pro runs at 2.6 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro the better performer.


Display: Both Huawei Nova 5 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offer the same screen size of 6.39 inches, but Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 5 Pro's OLED, making Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei Nova 5 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 5 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offers 20 MP, making Huawei Nova 5 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Huawei Nova 5 Pro offers 3500 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Huawei Nova 5 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Huawei Nova 5 Pro
₹30,390
(Not Released in India)
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₹20,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Mar, 2020
22 Jul, 2019
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

N/A
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
OLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

N/A
32 MP
20 MP
32 MP

Battery

N/A
3500 mAh
4000 mAh
10000 mAh
Super Charging
Quick Charging
100W Hyper Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • A stunning design with an all-screen fascia
  • Killer internals
  • Versatile rear cameras
  • Powerful battery
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Selfies look quite artificial
  • Low-light imaging performance could've been better
  • Suffers from heating issues
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A
4.5/5
(90,160 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
373,945
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
13h 45m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jul 22, 2019
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

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

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
N/A

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 980
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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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

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP10
Adreno 640
Adreno

RAM

8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

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
373,945
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
12.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
12.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
22.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

OLED
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
120 Hz

Pixel Density

403 ppi
403 ppi
447 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.95 %
85.9 %
89.32 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.5:9
19.5:9

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.9 %
89.5 %

Design

Height

157.4 mm
156.7 mm
163.44 mm

Width

74.8 mm
74.3 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.8 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

171 grams
191 grams
229 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8Back-illuminated sensor BSI
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 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

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.4" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Camera Type

N/A
Pop-Up
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3500 mAh
4000 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes Quick Charging v4.0 58% in 30 minutes
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 27W Reverse 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
13h 45m
N/A

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

N/A
1h 12m 46s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No
N/A

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

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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 / N5 / N8 / N28
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) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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