Huawei Nova 5i vs Honor 20S

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 20S runs at a higher processing speed of 2.27 GHz, while Huawei Nova 5i runs at 2.2 GHz, making Honor 20S the better performer.


Display: Huawei Nova 5i offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Honor 20S offers 6.26 inches, making Huawei Nova 5i the larger display of the two. Huawei Nova 5i features a IPS LCD display compared to Honor 20S's TFT LCD, making Huawei Nova 5i the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Honor 20S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Huawei Nova 5i offers 24 MP, making Honor 20S better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 20S offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Huawei Nova 5i offers 24 MP, making Honor 20S better for front camera photography.


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


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

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Huawei Nova 5i
₹20,290
(Not Released in India)
Honor 20S
₹19,190
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
76%

Release Date

15 Jan, 2020
12 Mar, 2021

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.27 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.26 inches (15.9 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT LCD
1080x2310 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

24 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

24 MP
32 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3750 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB

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General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710
HiSilicon Kirin 810

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.27 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.88 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-G52 MP6

RAM

6 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.26 inches  (15.9 cm)

Resolution

1080x2310 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
N/A

Pixel Density

398 ppi
412 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.24 %
84.23 %

Bezel-less Display

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

Design

Height

159.1 mm
154.2 mm

Width

75.9 mm
73.9 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

178 grams
172 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

24 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.9µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
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) / 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)

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)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side

Other Sensors

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