Google Pixel vs. Honor 20 PRO

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Google Pixel and Honor 20 PRO. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel vs. Honor 20 PRO Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel Honor 20 PRO
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143.8 mm 154.6 mm Honor 20 PRO has greater height than Google Pixel.
Width 69.5 mm 73.97 mm Honor 20 PRO has greater width than Google Pixel.
Depth 8.6 mm 8.44 mm Honor 20 PRO is narrower than Google Pixel.
Weight 143 g 182 g Google Pixel is lighter than Google Pixel.
Body Colour Silver | Really blue | Very silver | Quite black Phantom black | Phantom blue
Body Material Glass, anodised aluminium Curved 3D glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.33 W/kg -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel Honor 20 PRO
Display Type OLED display -
Display Technology AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.26" Honor 20 PRO has larger screen size than Google Pixel.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 20 PRO has better screen resolution than Google Pixel.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 441 ppi 412 ppi Google Pixel has better pixel density than Honor 20 PRO.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 -
Display Features 2.5D Glass Honor Full View Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Google Pixel Honor 20 PRO
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 -
MEMORY Google Pixel Honor 20 PRO
RAM 4 GB 8 GB Honor 20 PRO has more RAM than Google Pixel.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Honor 20 PRO has more internal memory than Google Pixel.
CAMERA Google Pixel Honor 20 PRO
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Honor 20 PRO has better camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX378 sensor Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.4 Honor 20 PRO has better lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Pixel Size - 1.6 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - 4-axis OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) Honor 20 PRO has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes Yes
HDR Mode HDR+ -
Camera Modes Smartburst, Lens Blur, Panorama in Fisheye Mode, Photosphere Slow motion video
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), AI Image Stabilisation, AI Ultra clarity, Dual ISP, 4-in-1 Light Fusion, AIS Super Night mode
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 117 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Distortion correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor 20 PRO has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3x
Digital Zoom - 30x
Hybrid Zoom - 5x
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (4th Camera) - 4cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 20 PRO has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor R IMX179 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Honor 20 PRO has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Camera Modes (Front) - Portrait mode, 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beautify
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel Honor 20 PRO
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2770 mAh 4000 mAh Honor 20 PRO has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 20 PRO has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 456 hours -
Talk Time 1560 minutes 1740 minutes Honor 20 PRO has longer battery life when making calls than Google Pixel.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Standby (LTE): up to 456 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Playback (video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (audio (via headphones)): up to 110 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1740 min
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 141 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Google Pixel Honor 20 PRO
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.1 Nougat Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel Honor 20 PRO
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS, Google Allo SMS, MMS
MEDIA Google Pixel Honor 20 PRO
Supported Digital Audio Standards - AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD, HWA
Sound Enhancements - Virtual Surround Sound
FEATURES Google Pixel Honor 20 PRO
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, advanced x-axis haptics sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features HD Voice, Google Caller ID, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, Quick Switch function, Wireless Emergency Alerts function, Android Sensor Hub, RGB LED notification light, Adaptive audio amplifier, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Knock Knock function MIMO technology, GPU Turbo 3.0 technology, Dual-NPU
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Google Pixel Honor 20 PRO
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB 2.0 Type C-C cable, Quick switch adapter, OTG dongle, USB 3.0 Type A-C cable, USB-C charger Power adapter
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
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