Huawei Honor 20 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Honor 20:

  LCD

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  OLED

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S5 Active: 1.16 in smaller diagonal

  Honor 20:

  6.26 in

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  5.1 in

• Chipset

  Honor 20:

  HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Honor 20:

  Quad

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  Single

• Depth

  Honor 20: 1 mm thinner

  Honor 20:

  7.9 mm

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  8.9 mm

• Height

  Galaxy S5 Active: 9 mm shorter

  Honor 20:

  154.3 mm

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  145.3 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Honor 20

   Height:

   154.3 mm +9 mm versus Galaxy S5 Active

   Width:

   74 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S5 Active

   Height:

   145.3 mm

   Width:

   73.4 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm +1 mm versus Honor 20

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Honor 20

   Screen diagonal:

   6.26 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   96.2 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S5 Active

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

Honor 20 has approximately 34.2% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S5 Active.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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