Honor 20 vs. Xiaomi Redmi 9A

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Honor 20 and Xiaomi Redmi 9A. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 20 vs. Xiaomi Redmi 9A Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9A
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.25 mm 164.9 mm Xiaomi Redmi 9A has greater height than Honor 20.
Width 73.97 mm 77.07 mm Xiaomi Redmi 9A has greater width than Honor 20.
Depth 7.87 mm 9 mm Honor 20 is narrower than Honor 20.
Weight 174 g 196 g Honor 20 is lighter than Honor 20.
Body Colour Sapphire blue | Midnight black Sky blue | Granite grey
Body Material Glass -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head) 0.398 W/kg (head), 1.186 W/kg (body), 2.526 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9A
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology LTPS TFT -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.26" 6.53" Xiaomi Redmi 9A has larger screen size than Honor 20.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 1600 x 720 pixels Honor 20 has better screen resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 9A.
Display Format Full HD+ HD+
Pixel Density 412 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 400 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Enhancement Technology - Blue light filter, Sunlight mode
Display Features All-View Display Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment, Dot Drop display
PROCESSOR Honor 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9A
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 MediaTek Helio G25
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2 GHz Honor 20 has higher clock speed than Xiaomi Redmi 9A.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - PowerVR GE8320
MEMORY Honor 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9A
RAM 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 2 GB Honor 20 has more RAM than Xiaomi Redmi 9A.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 32 GB Honor 20 has more internal memory than Xiaomi Redmi 9A.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSD
CAMERA Honor 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9A
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 1
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor 20 has better camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 9A.
Sensor Size 1/2" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 -
Pixel Size 1.6 μm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR HDR, Kaleidoscope
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode AI portrait mode, AI Beautify 5.0
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection Face recognition Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED flash Single tone LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), AI Ultra clarity, 4-in-1 Light Fusion, AIS Super Night mode Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), AI scene detection
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) Diistortion correction, distortion correction -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Bokeh effect -
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 5 Megapixel Honor 20 has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 9A.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 20 has better front lens aperture than Honor 20.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait AI portrait mode, Portrait, AI Beautify 5.0
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi Redmi 9A has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait Self-timer, Palm shutter
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9A
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 5000 mAh Xiaomi Redmi 9A has larger battery capacity than Honor 20.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge - Honor 20 has fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 816 hours
Talk Time 1560 minutes 2280 minutes Xiaomi Redmi 9A has longer battery life when making calls than Honor 20.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 132 hrs
Standby: up to 816 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 168 hrs
Talk: up to 2280 min
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
Gaming: up to 14 hrs
CELLULAR Honor 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9A
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie -
User Interface HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9A
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, 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 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes - Honor 20 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9A
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, MPEG4-ASP, MPEG-4 SP, H.264 BP, H.264 MP, H.264 HP
Sound Enhancements Virtual Surround Sound 0.64cc Sound Chamber
FEATURES Honor 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9A
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, distance sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side) Face recognition
Security Technology 3D Face unlock -
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit AI face unlock, HyperEngine technology
OTHERS Honor 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9A
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter USB cable, SIM card removal tool, 10W charger
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