Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs. Honor 20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Motorola Moto G5 Plus and Honor 20. 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

Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs. Honor 20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.2 mm 154.25 mm Honor 20 has greater height than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Width 74 mm 73.97 mm Motorola Moto G5 Plus has greater width than Honor 20.
Depth 9.7 mm 7.87 mm Honor 20 is narrower than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Weight 155 g 174 g Motorola Moto G5 Plus is lighter than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Body Colour Lunar grey Sapphire blue | Midnight black
Body Material High-grade aluminium Glass
Protection Splashproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.297 W/kg 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 20
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.26" Honor 20 has larger screen size than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 20 has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 424 ppi 412 ppi Motorola Moto G5 Plus has better pixel density than Honor 20.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features - All-View Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 20
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Processor Number MSM8953 -
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.6 GHz Honor 20 has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Honor 20 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 -
MEMORY Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 20
RAM 3 GB 6 GB Honor 20 has more RAM than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Honor 20 has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Honor 20 has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Motorola Moto G5 Plus has better lens aperture than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Pixel Size - 1.6 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Burst mode, slow motion video, Panorama, Best Shot, tap to focus, Professional mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Honor 20 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Capture, Colour Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash, Drag to focus & exposure, Dual Autofocus Pixels Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), AI Ultra clarity, 4-in-1 Light Fusion, AIS Super Night mode
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) 5 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 20 has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Honor 20 has better front lens aperture than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Modes (Front) Professional mode, Beautification mode 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 20 has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 20 has fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 1560 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 132 hrs
CELLULAR Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 20
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 20
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
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
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40 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
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 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
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 20
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards - MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements - Virtual Surround Sound
FEATURES Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 20
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, TurboPower techbnology Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit
OTHERS Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 20
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter
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