Honor 20S vs Honor Magic3

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

-

LTE-A, 1174 Mbps download, 151 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass, aluminum frame

Glass front, glass back or vegan leather back, aluminum frame
SIM

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

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

154.3 mm

162.8 mm
Width

74 mm

74.9 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.99 (glass) / 9.5 (vegan leather) mm
Weight

172 g

203 (glass) / 202 (vegan leather) g
Splash resistant

-

IP54
Dust proof

-

IP54
Colors

Black, Blue, White

Black, White, Golden Hour (vegan leather), Blue Hour (vegan leather)

OS
OS

Magic UI 2.1 (Android 9.0 Pie)

Android 11, Magic UI 5, Google Play Services

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 1/2" , 0.8 µm

50 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm, (wide)
8 MP, f/2.4 , 13 mm

64 MP, f/1.8 , (monochrome)
2 MP, f/2.4 , 27 mm

13 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , (ultrawide)
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

8192 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
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, macro-mode

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, telephoto picture-in-picture, multi-spectrum color temperature sensor, flicker sensor, honor image engine, 3D LUTs by IMAX for videos, audio zoom, audio focus, audio HDR

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, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11n ac, 802.11n ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Wi-Fi direct
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gravity, gyroscope, light, proximity, side-mounted fingerprint sensor

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity