Huawei Mate 20 X vs. Honor Magic5 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 X and Honor Magic5 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

Huawei Mate 20 X vs. Honor Magic5 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 X Honor Magic5 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 174.6 mm 162.9 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater height than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Width 85.4 mm 76.7 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater width than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Depth 8.15 mm 8.77 mm Huawei Mate 20 X is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Weight 232 g 219 g Honor Magic5 Pro is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Body Colour Midnight blue Midnight black | Meadow green
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Honor Magic5 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.95 W/kg (body), 0.42 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 2.84 W/kg (limb)
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, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 X Honor Magic5 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Screen Size (Display Size) 7.2" 6.81" Huawei Mate 20 X has larger screen size than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic5 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density - 461 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor Magic5 Pro has better colour depth than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Night Display, True Colour, Quad-curved display, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate with LTPO 2.0 technology, 2160Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 X Honor Magic5 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 3.19 GHz Honor Magic5 Pro has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 20 X has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 740
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 X Honor Magic5 Pro
RAM 6 GB 12 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more RAM than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 512 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 X Honor Magic5 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Sensor Size - 1/1.12"
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.6 Honor Magic5 Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Lens Construction - 8-element
Pixel Size - 2.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 100x
Special Effects HDR Live Filters
Camera Modes - Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Aperture mode, Super Macro, Night Shot, wide-angle mode, Scanner, Movie Mode, Multi-video recording, High-res, AI camera
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection Smile Capture Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS) AI-motion detection, 4-in-1 to 2.8μm Super Pixel, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 20 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better second camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.0 Honor Magic5 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 122 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens Periscope lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/3.0 Huawei Mate 20 X has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 30 cm
Optical Zoom - 3.5x
Digital Zoom - 100x
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Telephoto
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Huawei Mate 20 X has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Field of View (Front) - 100 degree(s)
Special Effects (Front) - Live Filters
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, Watermark mode, Portrait, Night, Mirror reflection, AI Wide-angle selfie, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture, 3D facial detection Honor Magic5 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4096 x 3072
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Front) - AI anti-distortion
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - 3D depth camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 X Honor Magic5 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5000 mAh 5100 mAh Honor Magic5 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Huawei Mate 20 X has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Honor Magic5 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 X Honor Magic5 Pro
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic5 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 13
User Interface - MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 X Honor Magic5 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 -
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+, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 X Honor Magic5 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, 3GA, MP4, HWA 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 - DTS: X Ultra
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 X Honor Magic5 Pro
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, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor, flicker sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features HUAWEI M-Pen support Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, Gesture Controls, OTG Reverse Charge, standalone Bluetooth/Wi-Fi aerial architecture
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 X Honor Magic5 Pro
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger, TP protective film, TP protective cover
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland IP68, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification
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