Huawei Nova 5T vs Honor 20

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

Here is the summary of the results:

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


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


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


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


Battery: Both Huawei Nova 5T and Honor 20 offer the same 3750 mAh battery capacity.


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

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Huawei Nova 5T
₹27,290
(Not Released in India)
Honor 20
₹35,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

81%
79%

Release Date

02 Apr, 2020
25 Jun, 2019

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.26 inches (15.9 cm)
6.26 inches (15.9 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
32 MP

Battery

3750 mAh
3750 mAh
Super Charging
Super Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Good-looking design
  • Fantastic cameras
  • Reliable performance

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No headphone jack
  • Macro lens doesn't autofocus on subject
  • Might not get Android Q update

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(3,566 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
284,861
AnTuTu Score
N/A
15h 52m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
2 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Jun 25, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 980
HiSilicon Kirin 980

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP10
Mali-G76 MP10

RAM

8 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

N/A
284,861

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
24.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
15.9 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.26 inches  (15.9 cm)
6.26 inches  (15.9 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

412 ppi
412 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.23 %
84.23 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.7 %

Design

Height

154.2 mm
154.2 mm

Width

73.9 mm
73.9 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

174 grams
174 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.828 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.6µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.427 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
3750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 26 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes Super Charging 50% in 30 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.

N/A
15h 52m

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

N/A
1h 9m 24s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
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) / 700(band 28) / 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)

SIM 2

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)
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)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

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