Honor 20 vs. Motorola Moto G8 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 20 and Motorola Moto G8 Plus. 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

Honor 20 vs. Motorola Moto G8 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 20 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.25 mm 158.35 mm Motorola Moto G8 Plus has greater height than Honor 20.
Width 73.97 mm 75.83 mm Motorola Moto G8 Plus has greater width than Honor 20.
Depth 7.87 mm 9.09 mm Honor 20 is narrower than Honor 20.
Weight 174 g 188 g Honor 20 is lighter than Honor 20.
Body Colour Sapphire blue | Midnight black Cosmic blue | Crystal pink
Body Material Glass -
Protection - P2i (liquid repellent coating)
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Motorola Moto G8 Plus is waterproof.
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head) 0.882 W/kg (body), 0.589 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 20 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS TFT LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.26" 6.3" Motorola Moto G8 Plus has larger screen size than Honor 20.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2280 x 1080 pixels Honor 20 has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 412 ppi 403 ppi Honor 20 has better pixel density than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features All-View Display Moto Display, attentive display, Max Vision display
PROCESSOR Honor 20 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2 GHz Honor 20 has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
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 610
MEMORY Honor 20 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
RAM 6 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB Honor 20 has more RAM than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Honor 20 has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Honor 20 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size 1/2" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.7 Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better lens aperture than Honor 20.
Pixel Size 1.6 μm 1.6 μm Both phones have the same camera pixel size.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Motorola Moto G8 Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects HDR Spot Colour
HDR Mode Auto 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 video, Panorama, manual mode, HYPERLAPSE, portrait mode, Timelapse video, Active photos, Cinemagraph
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection Smile Capture Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps 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, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 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 Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), video stabilisation, Depth detection and depth effects
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 20 has better second camera resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Super 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) -
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Diistortion correction, distortion correction -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Motorola Moto G8 Plus has higher resolution third camera than Honor 20.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 117 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 2 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Bokeh effect Quad Pixel technology
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) 32 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Honor 20 has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto G8 Plus.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - Spot Colour
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait Slow motion video, Beautification mode, portrait mode, Timelapse video, group selfi mode, Cinemagraph
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Motorola Moto G8 Plus has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 20 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 4000 mAh Motorola Moto G8 Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 20.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge TurboPower technology Both phones have 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
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CELLULAR Honor 20 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 20 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 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 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 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 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 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 20 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
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 Dolby Audio, stereo speakers tuned by Dolby Audio
FEATURES Honor 20 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, ultrasonic sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side) Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Security Technology 3D Face unlock -
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit Face Unlock, Three microphones, Moto Actions, Quick gestures, Google Lens
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Honor 20 Motorola Moto G8 Plus
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter Protective cover, USB-C cable, TurboPower charger
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