Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 11 and Huawei P30 - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 11 vs Huawei P30

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Apple iPhone 11
VS
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Huawei P30
Apple iPhone 11
Huawei P30

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 11 Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic, vs Huawei P30, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P30
  • Higher pixel density: 422ppi
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 194g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3650mAh vs 3110mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 11 and Huawei P30
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 11
vs
Huawei P30

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.1 in
Resolution 828x1792 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 326 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 625 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 79.9 % 85.8 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 11
668 nits
Huawei P30
629 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response time24.8 ms3.6 ms
Contrast999:1∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 11], [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 150.9 mm (5.94 in) 149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Red
- Purple
- Yellow		 Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 11
79.9 %
Huawei P30
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 11 and Huawei P30 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A13 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2650 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A13 GPU Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 256 360
GPU Frequency 1230 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 11
1613
Huawei P30
957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 11
4215
Huawei P30
2513
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1613957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)42152513
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 11
898234
Huawei P30
588682
CPU231010192129
GPU308030159791
Memory155712109920
UX203482126842
NanoReview Score898234588682
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 11
7530
Huawei P30
2479
Max Surface Temp.43.6 °C38.7 °C
Stability72 %47 %
Graphics Test45 fps14 fps
Graphics Score75302479
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 11], [Huawei P30]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 11
n/a
Huawei P30
8482
Writing scoren/a10879
Web scoren/a6709
Video editingn/a5704
Data manipulationn/a7470
NanoReview Scoren/a8482

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 12 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 3110 mAh 3650 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:45 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 11
22:24
Huawei P30
18:54
Web Browsing08:46 h07:35 h
Video Playback13:37 h12:30 h
Games04:58 h04:36 h
Standby Mode110 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Quad LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorApple iSight CameraSony IMX600
Sensor size1/2.551/1.7
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mm17 mm
Sensor size1/3.6n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 11
125
Huawei P30
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 11
125
Huawei P30
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 11
116
Huawei P30
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom63n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 11]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 11
114
Huawei P30
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 11
135
Huawei P30
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 11
83.4 dB
Huawei P30
82.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2019 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date September, 2019 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 699 800
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 11 the clear winner in this comparison.

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