Huawei Mate 20 vs. OnePlus Nord

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 and OnePlus Nord. 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. OnePlus Nord Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 OnePlus Nord
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - AC2001
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 158.3 mm OnePlus Nord has greater height than Huawei Mate 20.
Width 77.2 mm 73.3 mm Huawei Mate 20 has greater width than OnePlus Nord.
Depth 8.3 mm 8.2 mm OnePlus Nord is narrower than Huawei Mate 20.
Weight 188 g 184 g OnePlus Nord is lighter than Huawei Mate 20.
Body Colour Midnight blue | Twilight | Black Grey onyx | Onyx grey | Blue marble
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.44 W/kg (head), 2.57 W/kg (limb) 1.27 W/kg (body), 0.9 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 OnePlus Nord
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Fluid Amoled
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.44" Huawei Mate 20 has larger screen size than OnePlus Nord.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels OnePlus Nord has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 381 ppi 408 ppi OnePlus Nord has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 20.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes OnePlus Nord has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features - Reading mode, night mode, Wide colour display (P3), Video Enhancer
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 OnePlus Nord
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz -
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 620
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 OnePlus Nord
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB OnePlus Nord has more RAM than Huawei Mate 20.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 OnePlus Nord
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel OnePlus Nord has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Sensor Size - 1/1.4"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.75 OnePlus Nord has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) OnePlus Nord has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 2x
Special Effects HDR HDR
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Portrait, Super Macro, UltraShot HDR
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, 3D Live Emoji Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), RAW image capture, Quick Share, AI scene detection, 4-in-1 Pixel technology, CINE aspect ratio video recording
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has better second camera resolution than OnePlus Nord.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.25 Huawei Mate 20 has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 119 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has higher resolution third camera than OnePlus Nord.
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
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 32 Megapixel OnePlus Nord has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS IMX616 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 Huawei Mate 20 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Time-lapse mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) 3D Depth Sensing Camera Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, face retouching
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/2.45
Field of View (2nd Front) - 105 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - Ultra wide-angle camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 OnePlus Nord
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4115 mAh OnePlus Nord has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 20.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Warp Charge 30 technology, Warp Charge 30T technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 OnePlus Nord
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G OnePlus Nord has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie OxygenOS (based on Android 10)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 9.0 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 OnePlus Nord
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
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, Band 9, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 1700, 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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
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 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n28, n78
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 3500
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 SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 OnePlus Nord
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, LDAC, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Dolby Atmos Surround Sound
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 OnePlus Nord
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, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Wi-Fi Miracast, Neural Network Processing Unit Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, Alert Slider
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 OnePlus Nord
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case SIM card removal tool, sticker, screen protector (pre-applied), protective case, Warp Charge 30 power adapter, Warp Type-C cable
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