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

Release Date

02 Apr, 2020
25 Jun, 2019
11 Sep, 2026

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

Display
N/A
6.26 inches (15.9 cm)
6.26 inches (15.9 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
N/A
48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera
N/A
32 MP
32 MP
32 MP

Battery
N/A
3750 mAh
3750 mAh
10000 mAh
Super Charging
Super 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
Read Expert Review
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jun 25, 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
N/A
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
N/A

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 980
HiSilicon Kirin 980
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

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

2.6 GHz, 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
Mali-G76 MP10
Adreno

RAM

8 GB
6 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
284,861
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
24.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
15.9 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.26 inches  (15.9 cm)
6.26 inches  (15.9 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
N/A
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

412 ppi
412 ppi
447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.23 %
84.23 %
89.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.7 %
89.5 %

Design

Height

154.2 mm
154.2 mm
163.44 mm

Width

73.9 mm
73.9 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.8 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

174 grams
174 grams
229 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral 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

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

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
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 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.427 mm focal length
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes 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

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

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 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 Camera
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3750 mAh
3750 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 26 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes Super Charging 50% 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
15h 52m
N/A

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

N/A
1h 9m 24s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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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
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
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
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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