Honor 20 vs. Honor 50

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 20 and Honor 50. 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

Honor 20 vs. Honor 50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 20 Honor 50
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - NTH-NX9
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.25 mm 159.96 mm Honor 50 has greater height than Honor 20.
Width 73.97 mm 73.76 mm Honor 20 has greater width than Honor 50.
Depth 7.87 mm 7.78 mm Honor 50 is narrower than Honor 20.
Weight 174 g 175 g Honor 20 is lighter than Honor 20.
Body Colour Sapphire blue | Midnight black Midnight black | Emerald Green
Body Material Glass -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head) 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head), 2.76 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
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 20 Honor 50
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.26" 6.57" Honor 50 has larger screen size than Honor 20.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 412 ppi 403 ppi Honor 20 has better pixel density than Honor 50.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1073.7 million colours Honor 50 has better colour depth than Honor 20.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features All-View Display -
PROCESSOR Honor 20 Honor 50
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz -
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.
MEMORY Honor 20 Honor 50
RAM 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
CAMERA Honor 20 Honor 50
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 108 Megapixel Honor 50 has better camera resolution than Honor 20.
Sensor Size 1/2" 1/1.52" Honor 20 has better camera sensor size than Honor 50.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.2 Honor 20 has better lens aperture than Honor 20.
Pixel Size 1.6 μm 2.1 μm Honor 50 has larger camera pixel size than Honor 20.
Focus Adjustment 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 Slow motion mode, Fast Motion mode, Multi-video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Honor 20 has face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 12032 x 9024
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), AI Ultra clarity, 4-in-1 Light Fusion, AIS Super Night mode Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor 20 has better second camera resolution than Honor 50.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Super wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 117 degree(s) -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Diistortion correction, distortion correction -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Both phones have the same third camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Bokeh effect -
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Both phones have the same resolution of the fourth camera.
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the fourth camera.
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Macro camera Depth camera
Camera Features (4th Camera) 4cm macro photography -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 20 has better front lens aperture than Honor 20.
Field of View (Front) - 90 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait Super night selfie mode, AI Wide-angle selfie
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 20 Honor 50
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 4300 mAh Honor 50 has larger battery capacity than Honor 20.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge Honor SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 45 min
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
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CELLULAR Honor 20 Honor 50
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 50 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 11
User Interface HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0 Magic UI 4.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 20 Honor 50
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 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 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 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 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency 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 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 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 20 Honor 50
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, SBC
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Virtual Surround Sound Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio
FEATURES Honor 20 Honor 50
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side) Fingerprint reader (under display)
Security Technology 3D Face unlock -
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit -
OTHERS Honor 20 Honor 50
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter USB cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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