Honor 20 vs. Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 20 and Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G. 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. Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-N976B
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.25 mm 162.3 mm Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has greater height than Honor 20.
Width 73.97 mm 77.2 mm Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has greater width than Honor 20.
Depth 7.87 mm 7.9 mm Honor 20 is narrower than Honor 20.
Weight 174 g 198 g Honor 20 is lighter than Honor 20.
Body Colour Sapphire blue | Midnight black Aura black | Aura glow
Body Material Glass -
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head) 1.404 W/kg (body), 0.187 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - Heart rate sensor
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.26" 6.8" Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has larger screen size than Honor 20.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 3040 x 1440 pixels Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has better screen resolution than Honor 20.
Display Format Full HD+ QHD+
Pixel Density 412 ppi 498 ppi Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has better pixel density than Honor 20.
Max Brightness - 1200 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 2000000:1
HDR - Yes Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Features All-View Display Always-on display, Edge Screen, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Infinity Display, Edge-to-Edge screen
PROCESSOR Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Samsung Exynos 9
Processor Number - 9825
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2.7 GHz Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has higher clock speed than Honor 20.
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.
MEMORY Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
RAM 6 GB 12 GB Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has more RAM than Honor 20.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has more internal memory than Honor 20.
User Memory - 224.2 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 20 has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G.
Sensor Size 1/2" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.2 Honor 20 has better lens aperture than Honor 20.
Field of View (FoV) - 123 degree(s)
Pixel Size 1.6 μm 1 μm Honor 20 has larger camera pixel size than Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects HDR HDR, Bokeh effect, Grid Line
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 Panorama, Pro mode, Timer mode, HYPERLAPSE, Auto mode, Food mode, Super Slow-mo, AR Emoji, Portraits, Flowers, Indoor scenes, Animals, Landscapes, Greenery, Trees, Sky, Mountains, Beaches, Sunrises and sunsets, Watersides, Street scenes, Night scenes, Waterfalls, Snow, Birds, Backlit, Text, Disney AR Emoji
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 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 Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Motion photo, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Live Focus, Dual Capture, High CRI LED flash, Tracking AF, Video location tags, Stamps, location tags, Continuous autofocus video, Hyperlapse video support 1080p, Live focus with bokeh filters, Super Speed Dual Pixel, background blur, Scene Optimiser, Eye blink, Motion blur, Lens smudge, Backlit, Full view, Flaw detection, 9.1MP still photos recording 4K video, Super Speed Dual Pixel AF
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 20 has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Super wide-angle lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/1.5 & f/2.4 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has better second camera lens aperture than Honor 20.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 117 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.4 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Diistortion correction, distortion correction OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has higher resolution third camera than Honor 20.
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.1 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has better third camera lens aperture than Honor 20.
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 45 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Bokeh effect Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel 0.3 Megapixel Honor 20 has higher resolution fourth camera than Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G.
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
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 10 Megapixel Honor 20 has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 20 has better front lens aperture than Honor 20.
Field of View (Front) - 80 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Grid Line
Camera Modes (Front) 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait Timer mode, wide selfie mode, selfie mode, Live Focus mode, AR Emoji, selfie focus, Live focus video
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait Quick launch, Motion photo, Stamps, location tags, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilization), Full view, Flaw detection, Dual Pixel AF
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 4300 mAh Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has larger battery capacity than Honor 20.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Super Fast Charging 2.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, PMA
Talk Time 1560 minutes 1680 minutes Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has longer battery life when making calls than Honor 20.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 132 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 1680 min
Active online usage (LTE): up to 16 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 17 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 61 hrs
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
CELLULAR Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi, LAA, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS)
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
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
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 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, 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 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N78
5G NR Frequency - TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
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 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSD, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID, DSD64, DSD128
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2
Sound Enhancements Virtual Surround Sound Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Acoustic Overload Point, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Digital sound
FEATURES Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
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, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side) Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology 3D Face unlock -
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit S Pen multi-input, Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, Screen Write, Smart Select, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, Face recognition, High AOP Mic, Smart View, Live message, Screen off memo, Samsung DeX support, Bixby Vision, Smart Performance Adjuster, Dual Audio, water-carbon cooling system, S Pen remote function
OTHERS Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter Power adapter, tweezer, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, S Pen, Pen nibs, clear cover case, protective film, Earphones (USB Type-C) with sound by AKG
Compliant Standards - IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
Other projects: