OnePlus 5 vs. Honor 20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of OnePlus 5 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

OnePlus 5 vs. Honor 20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus 5 Honor 20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.2 mm 154.25 mm Honor 20 has greater height than OnePlus 5.
Width 74.1 mm 73.97 mm OnePlus 5 has greater width than Honor 20.
Depth 7.25 mm 7.87 mm OnePlus 5 is narrower than OnePlus 5.
Weight 153 g 174 g OnePlus 5 is lighter than OnePlus 5.
Body Colour Midnight black | Slate grey Sapphire blue | Midnight black
Body Material Anodised aluminium Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.37 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY OnePlus 5 Honor 20
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Optic AMOLED LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.26" Honor 20 has larger screen size than OnePlus 5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 20 has better screen resolution than OnePlus 5.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 412 ppi Honor 20 has better pixel density than OnePlus 5.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Night Display All-View Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR OnePlus 5 Honor 20
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Processor Number MSM8998 -
Clock Speed 2.45 GHz 2.6 GHz Honor 20 has higher clock speed than OnePlus 5.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 540 -
MEMORY OnePlus 5 Honor 20
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor 20 has more internal memory than OnePlus 5.
CAMERA OnePlus 5 Honor 20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 4
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Honor 20 has better camera resolution than OnePlus 5.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX350 sensor Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.6 F/1.8 Honor 20 has better lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
Pixel Size - 1.6 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Portrait, HDR HDR
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, RAW 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 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) 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 16 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Wide-angle lens Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.7 F/2.2 OnePlus 5 has better second camera lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
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) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 20 has better front camera resolution than OnePlus 5.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX371 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Automatic
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) - 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - OnePlus 5 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus 5 Honor 20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3300 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 20 has larger battery capacity than OnePlus 5.
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
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR OnePlus 5 Honor 20
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System OxygenOS (based on Android Nougat) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus 5 Honor 20
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band 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 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 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 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 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 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/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA OnePlus 5 Honor 20
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, IMY, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements Dirac Power Sound technology, Dirac HD Sound Virtual Surround Sound
FEATURES OnePlus 5 Honor 20
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, 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, hall 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 MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dash Charge technology Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit
OTHERS OnePlus 5 Honor 20
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter
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