Honor 20 PRO vs. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 20 PRO and Honor Magic5 Lite 5G. 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

Honor 20 PRO vs. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 20 PRO Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.6 mm 161.6 mm Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has greater height than Honor 20 PRO.
Width 73.97 mm 73.9 mm Honor 20 PRO has greater width than Honor Magic5 Lite 5G.
Depth 8.44 mm 7.9 mm Honor Magic5 Lite 5G is narrower than Honor 20 PRO.
Weight 182 g 175 g Honor Magic5 Lite 5G is lighter than Honor 20 PRO.
Body Colour Phantom black | Phantom blue Titanium silver | Midnight black
Body Material Curved 3D glass -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor Magic5 Lite 5G is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value - 1.27 W/kg (body), 0.82 W/kg (head), 2.81 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 20 PRO Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Display Type - OLED display
Display Technology - AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.26" 6.67" Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has larger screen size than Honor 20 PRO.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has better screen resolution than Honor 20 PRO.
Pixel Density 412 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has better colour depth than Honor 20 PRO.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features Honor Full View Display Curved glass, Huawei FullView, One-handed Mode, 1920Hz high frequency PWM Dimming
PROCESSOR Honor 20 PRO Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
Clock Speed - 2.2 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Honor 20 PRO Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
RAM 8 GB 6 GB + up to 5 GB virtual extension Honor 20 PRO has more RAM than Honor Magic5 Lite 5G.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Honor 20 PRO has more internal memory than Honor Magic5 Lite 5G.
CAMERA Honor 20 PRO Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has better camera resolution than Honor 20 PRO.
Sensor Size 1/2" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.4 F/1.8 Honor 20 PRO has better lens aperture than Honor 20 PRO.
Pixel Size 1.6 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) 4-axis OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) - Honor 20 PRO has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects - HDR, Live Filters
Camera Modes Slow motion video Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Beauty mode, Portrait, Night, Aperture mode, Super Macro Mode, High-res
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) 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 5 Megapixel Honor 20 PRO has better second camera resolution than Honor Magic5 Lite 5G.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Super wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 117 degree(s) -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Distortion correction -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Honor 20 PRO has higher resolution third camera than Honor Magic5 Lite 5G.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
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 Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
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) 32 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 20 PRO has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic5 Lite 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 Honor 20 PRO has better front lens aperture than Honor 20 PRO.
Special Effects (Front) - Live Filters
Camera Modes (Front) Portrait mode, 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beautify Timer mode, Portrait, Mirror reflection, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 3456 x 4608
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 20 PRO Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 5100 mAh Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has larger battery capacity than Honor 20 PRO.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge Honor SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 2 days
Talk Time 1740 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1740 min
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 141 hrs
Ordinary usage: up to 2 days
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 20 PRO Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0 Magic UI 6.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 20 PRO Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, 5G NR
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 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 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 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 20 PRO Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD, HWA WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements Virtual Surround Sound Hi-Res audio, Hi-Res audio wireless
FEATURES Honor 20 PRO Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (side) Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, GPU Turbo 3.0 technology, Dual-NPU Dual microphones with noise cancellation, OTG Reverse Charge, HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Honor 20 PRO Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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