Huawei Mate S vs. Honor View 20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and Honor View 20. 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

Huawei Mate S vs. Honor View 20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate S Honor View 20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.8 mm 156.9 mm Honor View 20 has greater height than Huawei Mate S.
Width 75.3 mm 75.4 mm Honor View 20 has greater width than Huawei Mate S.
Depth 7.2 mm 8.1 mm Huawei Mate S is narrower than Huawei Mate S.
Weight 156 g 180 g Huawei Mate S is lighter than Huawei Mate S.
Body Colour Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold Midnight black | Sapphire blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
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 Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate S Honor View 20
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.4" Honor View 20 has larger screen size than Huawei Mate S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2130 x 1080 pixels Honor View 20 has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 398 ppi Huawei Mate S has better pixel density than Honor View 20.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Enhancement Technology OnCell technology -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate S Honor View 20
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 935 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.36 GHz Honor View 20 has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate S.
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 T628 MP4 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate S Honor View 20
RAM 3 GB 6 GB Honor View 20 has more RAM than Huawei Mate S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Honor View 20 has more internal memory than Huawei Mate S.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate S Honor View 20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Honor View 20 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Honor View 20 has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate S has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover Object tracking, Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Honor AIS, AI Ultra clarity, Skeletal tracking, Calorie Measure
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Honor View 20 has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Honor View 20 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate S Honor View 20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 4000 mAh Honor View 20 has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate S.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Honor View 20 has fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 1500 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 1500 min
Playback (video): up to 15 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 130 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei Mate S Honor View 20
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HUAWEI Magic UI 2.0.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate S Honor View 20
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, 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
3G UMTS Frequency - 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 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 19, Band 20, 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 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate S Honor View 20
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ -
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 -
FEATURES Huawei Mate S Honor View 20
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 Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Face Unlock, MIMO technology, Neural Engine
OTHERS Huawei Mate S Honor View 20
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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