Nokia 3 vs. Honor 20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Nokia 3 and Honor 20. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Nokia 3 vs. Honor 20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nokia 3 Honor 20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143.4 mm 154.25 mm Honor 20 has greater height than Nokia 3.
Width 71.4 mm 73.97 mm Honor 20 has greater width than Nokia 3.
Depth 8.48 mm 7.87 mm Honor 20 is narrower than Nokia 3.
Weight - 174 g
Body Colour Copper | Matte black | Tempered blue Sapphire blue | Midnight black
Body Material Aluminium frame Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.85 W/kg (body), 0.484 W/kg (head), 3.99 W/kg (limb) 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
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Nokia 3 Honor 20
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.26" Honor 20 has larger screen size than Nokia 3.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 20 has better screen resolution than Nokia 3.
Display Format HD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 412 ppi
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features 2.5D Glass All-View Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Nokia 3 Honor 20
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Hisilicon Kirin 980
Processor Number MT6737 -
Clock Speed 1.3 GHz 2.6 GHz Honor 20 has higher clock speed than Nokia 3.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Honor 20 has higher processor core quantity than Nokia 3.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Honor 20 has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Nokia 3 Honor 20
RAM 2 GB 6 GB Honor 20 has more RAM than Nokia 3.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Honor 20 has more internal memory than Nokia 3.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Nokia 3 Honor 20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Honor 20 has better camera resolution than Nokia 3.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Honor 20 has better lens aperture than Nokia 3.
Pixel Size - 1.6 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - 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 LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - 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) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 20 has better front camera resolution than Nokia 3.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes (Front) - 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 Nokia 3 Honor 20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2630 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 20 has larger battery capacity than Nokia 3.
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 Nokia 3 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, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Nokia 3 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 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, 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 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 Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Nokia 3 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 Nokia 3 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, digital compass, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features - Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit
OTHERS Nokia 3 Honor 20
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter
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