Honor 20 vs. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 20 and Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s. 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. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G398FN/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch - Rugged
Height 154.25 mm 146.2 mm Honor 20 has greater height than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s.
Width 73.97 mm 73.3 mm Honor 20 has greater width than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s.
Depth 7.87 mm 9.7 mm Honor 20 is narrower than Honor 20.
Weight 174 g 172 g Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s is lighter than Honor 20.
Body Colour Sapphire blue | Midnight black Black
Body Material Glass -
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head) 1.307 W/kg (body), 0.905 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - LED flashlight
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Micro SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS TFT PLS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.26" 5" Honor 20 has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Honor 20 has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s.
Display Format Full HD+ HD
Pixel Density 412 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features All-View Display -
PROCESSOR Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Samsung Exynos
Processor Number - 7884
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 1.6 GHz Honor 20 has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s.
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 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s
RAM 6 GB 3 GB Honor 20 has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 32 GB Honor 20 has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s.
User Memory - 22 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 1
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 20 has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s.
Sensor Size 1/2" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s has better lens aperture than Honor 20.
Pixel Size 1.6 μm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 4x
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 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 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) 32 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 20 has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 20 has better front lens aperture than Honor 20.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 2800 mAh Honor 20 has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge - Honor 20 has fast charging technology.
Talk Time 1560 minutes 1380 minutes Honor 20 has longer battery life when making calls than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 132 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 14 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 14 hrs
Playback (video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 59 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1380 min
CELLULAR Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s
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 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s
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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 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 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40
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 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2
Sound Enhancements Virtual Surround Sound -
FEATURES Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s
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, geomagnetic 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 Samsung KNOX, software updates E-FOTA (Enterprise Firmware Over-the-Air), Samsung Knox Configure
OTHERS Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter Power adapter, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - MIL-STD 810G, IP68
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