Honor Magic vs. Huawei Mate 20 X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and Huawei Mate 20 X. 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 Magic vs. Huawei Mate 20 X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic Huawei Mate 20 X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 174.6 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 69.9 mm 85.4 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 8.15 mm Honor Magic is narrower than Honor Magic.
Weight 145 g 232 g Honor Magic is lighter than Honor Magic.
Body Colour Porcelain white Midnight blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 0.95 W/kg (body), 0.42 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Honor Magic Huawei Mate 20 X
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 7.2" Huawei Mate 20 X has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2244 x 1080 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 577 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
PROCESSOR Honor Magic Huawei Mate 20 X
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Hisilicon Kirin 980
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 Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 -
MEMORY Honor Magic Huawei Mate 20 X
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Huawei Mate 20 X has more RAM than Honor Magic.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Huawei Mate 20 X has more internal memory than Honor Magic.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor Magic Huawei Mate 20 X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Huawei Mate 20 X has better lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Huawei Mate 20 X has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better second camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Huawei Mate 20 X has better front lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic Huawei Mate 20 X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 5000 mAh Huawei Mate 20 X has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Huawei Mate 20 X has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor Magic Huawei Mate 20 X
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface Magic Live UI -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic Huawei Mate 20 X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
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
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Magic Huawei Mate 20 X
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, 3GA, MP4, HWA
Supported Digital Video Standards - MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor Magic Huawei Mate 20 X
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, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power HUAWEI M-Pen support
OTHERS Honor Magic Huawei Mate 20 X
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland
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