Honor 20 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Honor 20

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900, CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100, TD-SCDMA 1880-1920, 2010-2025

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/microSD)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

154.3 mm

157.5 mm
Width

74 mm

74.7 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

174 g

173 g
Colors

Black, Blue

Black

Display
Display type

IPS capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED
Physical size

6.26 inches

6.39 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

412 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon)

Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 1/2" , 0.8 µm

48 MP, f/1.5 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.1"

16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
2 MP, f/2.4 , 27 mm, 1.75 µm

12 MP, f/2.2 , 54 mm, 1.0 µm
2 MP, f/2.4 , 1.75 µm
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection and laser autofocus
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

2x optical zoom

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes