Huawei P20 vs. Honor Magic5 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P20 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 P20 vs. Honor Magic5 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.1 mm 162.9 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater height than Huawei P20.
Width 70.8 mm 76.7 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater width than Huawei P20.
Depth 7.65 mm 8.77 mm Huawei P20 is narrower than Huawei P20.
Weight 165 g 219 g Huawei P20 is lighter than Huawei P20.
Body Colour Black 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 1.26 W/kg (body), 0.76 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 USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology TFT -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.8" 6.81" Honor Magic5 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei P20.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic5 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei P20.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 428 ppi 461 ppi Honor Magic5 Pro has better pixel density than Huawei P20.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1800 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features FullView Display 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 P20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 970 - with i7 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz 3.19 GHz Honor Magic5 Pro has higher clock speed than Huawei P20.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P20 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 740
MEMORY Huawei P20 Honor Magic5 Pro
RAM 4 GB 12 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more RAM than Huawei P20.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 512 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei P20.
CAMERA Huawei P20 Honor Magic5 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei P20.
Sensor Size - 1/1.12"
Sensor Type RGB CMOS -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.6 Honor Magic5 Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei P20.
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 2x 100x Honor Magic5 Pro has better digital zoom than Huawei P20.
Special Effects - Live Filters
Camera Modes Auto scene recognition, 3D Portrait Lighting 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) - Smile Capture Honor Magic5 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual tone LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Leica Dual-Kamera, 2x Hybrid Zoom 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 P20.
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) Monochrome CMOS -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.6 F/2.0 Huawei P20 has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P20.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 122 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Periscope lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/3.0
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 P20 has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Huawei P20 has better front lens aperture than Huawei P20.
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) Light Fusion technology AI anti-distortion
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - 3D depth camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 5100 mAh Honor Magic5 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei P20.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI Safe SuperCharge technology - Huawei P20 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 90 min -
Wireless Charging - Yes Honor Magic5 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 406 hours -
Talk Time 1140 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1140 min
Standby: up to 406 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei P20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic5 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.1 Oreo Android 13
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.1 MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P20 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 28, Band 32, 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, FDD 1500 L, 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/be
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - DTS: X Ultra
FEATURES Huawei P20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall 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 Face Unlock, MIMO technology, Knuckle, Split Screen, Neural Network Processing Unit Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, Gesture Controls, OTG Reverse Charge, standalone Bluetooth/Wi-Fi aerial architecture
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Huawei P20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Included Accessories Protective cover, power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, USB-C high resolution earphones SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger, TP protective film, TP protective cover
Compliant Standards - IP68, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification
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