Huawei Mate 20 vs. Honor 70

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 and Honor 70. 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

Huawei Mate 20 vs. Honor 70 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 Honor 70
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 161.4 mm Honor 70 has greater height than Huawei Mate 20.
Width 77.2 mm 73.3 mm Huawei Mate 20 has greater width than Honor 70.
Depth 8.3 mm 7.91 mm Honor 70 is narrower than Huawei Mate 20.
Weight 188 g 178 g Honor 70 is lighter than Huawei Mate 20.
Body Colour Midnight blue | Twilight | Black Midnight black | Emerald Green | Crystal silver
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor 70 is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 7.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.44 W/kg (head), 2.57 W/kg (limb) 1.19 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.79 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 Honor 70
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.67" Honor 70 has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 20.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Honor 70 has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 381 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:09
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor 70 has better colour depth than Huawei Mate 20.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features - FullView Display, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, dual-curve display, Super Curved Display
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 Honor 70
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2.5 GHz Huawei Mate 20 has higher clock speed than Honor 70.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 20 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 642L
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 Honor 70
RAM 4 GB 8 GB Honor 70 has more RAM than Huawei Mate 20.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 Honor 70
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 54 Megapixel Honor 70 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.9 Huawei Mate 20 has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects HDR HDR, Portrait bokeh
Camera Modes - Night mode, Super Macro Mode, Ultra Wide-angle, Solo Cut mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Huawei Mate 20 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8768 x 6144
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, 3D Live Emoji Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Subject-Tracking Auto-Focus, Super Sensing Camera, Instant All-Pixel Focus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor 70 has better second camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra 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) - 122 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has higher resolution third camera than Honor 70.
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.
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 70 has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Huawei Mate 20 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) - Beauty mode, Portrait with HDR
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Honor 70 has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) - 2520 x 1080
Camera Features (Front) 3D Depth Sensing Camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 Honor 70
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4800 mAh Honor 70 has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 20.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Honor SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 Honor 70
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 70 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 9.0 Magic UI 6.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 Honor 70
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, 5G NR, TD-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 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles - SBC
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 Honor 70
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - HONOR Histen
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 Honor 70
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Wi-Fi Miracast, Neural Network Processing Unit MIMO technology, Fast Charging, GPU Turbo technology, OTG Reverse Charge
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 Honor 70
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
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