Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Huawei Honor 10 Lite

61 out 100

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33 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 mini Manufactured in November, 2020, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Huawei Honor 10 Lite, Manufactured in February, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 mini

Higher pixel density: 476ppi
Lighter design: 135g vs 162g
Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
Supports Dolby Atmos
Built-in eSIM

Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10 Lite

Larger display: 6.21in
Higher battery capacity: 3400mAh vs 2227mAh
Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB

- 3/32 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 12 mini and Huawei Honor 10 Lite

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Apple iPhone 12 mini

57

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

48

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Apple iPhone 12 mini

69

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

28

Performance

App & system performance

Apple iPhone 12 mini

65

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

23

Games

3D gaming performance

Apple iPhone 12 mini

63

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

10

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Apple iPhone 12 mini

44

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

41

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Apple iPhone 12 mini

69

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

44

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Apple iPhone 12 mini

61

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

33

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	OLED	IPS LCD
Size	5.4 in	6.21 in
Resolution	1080x2340 pixels	1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
Pixel density	476 ppi	415 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max brightness	625 nits	450 nits
HDR support	Yes Dolby Vision	No
Screen-to-body ratio	84.8 %	83.1 %
Features	DCI-P3	n/a

Peak brightness (auto)

Apple iPhone 12 mini

622 nits

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

442 nits

sRGB gamut	n/a	98.6 %
Response time	n/a	38.2 ms
Contrast	n/a	805:1

Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 10 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	131.5 mm (5.18 in)	154.8 mm (6.09 in)
Width	64.2 mm (2.53 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight	135 g (4.76 oz)	162 g (5.71 oz)
Water resistance	IP68	No
Back panel	Glass	Plastic
Frame	Metal	Plastic
Colors	- White - Black - Blue - Green - Red	- White - Black - Blue - Red
Fingerprint sensor	No	Yes rear

Screen-to-body ratio

Apple iPhone 12 mini

84.8 %

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

83.1 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 12 mini and Huawei Honor 10 Lite In benchmarks

Chipset	Apple A14 Bionic	HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency	3100 MHz	2200 MHz
CPU Cores	6 (2 + 4)	8 (4 + 4)
Architecture	- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm)	- 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process	TSMC	TSMC
Transistor Size	5 nm	12 nm
Neural Processor	Apple Neural Engine	No
Graphics	Apple A14 GPU	Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores	256	64
GPU Frequency	1278 MHz	1000 MHz
FLOPS	654.3 GFLOPS	128 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Apple iPhone 12 mini

1957

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

n/a

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Apple iPhone 12 mini

5062

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

n/a

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1957	n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	5062	n/a

AnTuTu 10

Apple iPhone 12 mini

1041022

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

243216

CPU	295247	90539
GPU	309462	34232
Memory	140008	57563
UX	296305	60882
NanoReview Score	1041022	243216

3DMark Wild Life

Apple iPhone 12 mini

7655

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

493

Max Surface Temp.	n/a	36.8 °C
Stability	69 %	84 %
Graphics Test	45 fps	2 fps
Graphics Score	7655	493

Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 12 mini], [Huawei Honor 10 Lite]

PCMark 3.0

Apple iPhone 12 mini

n/a

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

6343

Writing score	n/a	6839
Web score	n/a	5347
Video editing	n/a	4883
Data manipulation	n/a	5364
NanoReview Score	n/a	6343

Memory

RAM Size	4 GB	- 3 GB - 4 GB - 6 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Memory Frequency	n/a	1866 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage Capacity	- 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB	- 32 GB - 64 GB - 128 GB
Storage Type	NVMe	eMMC 5.1
Memory Card	No	MicroSD

Software

OS	iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)	Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size	n/a	9 GB
UI Skin	n/a	EMUI 12

Battery

Volume	2227 mAh	3400 mAh
Max Charging Power	20 W	10 W
Battery Type	Li-ion	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (7.5 W)	No
Reverse Charging	No	No
Fast Charging	Yes (60% in 30 min)	No
Full Charge Time	1:29 h	2:00 h

Battery Life

Apple iPhone 12 mini

16:11

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

16:21

Web Browsing	06:04 h	05:28 h
Video Playback	10:15 h	08:56 h
Games	03:53 h	03:41 h
Standby Mode	79 h	93 h

Main camera

Matrix	12 MP	13 MP
Photo resolution	4032x3024 pixels	4128x3096 pixels
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	Quad LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Digital
8K Recording	No	No
4K Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	No
1080p Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion	240 fps (1080p)	120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens	120 °	n/a
Lenses count	Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP	Standard: 13 MP Depth: 2 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode

Matrix	12 MP	13 MP
Aperture	f/1.6	f/1.8
Focal length	26 mm	26 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX372	n/a
Sensor size	1/3.4	n/a
Pixel size	1.4 μm	n/a
Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Optical	Digital

Matrix	12 MP	n/a
Aperture	f/2.4	n/a
Focal length	13 mm	n/a
Sensor	Sony IMX503	n/a
Sensor size	1/2.55	n/a
Pixel size	1.4 μm	n/a
Stabilization	Digital	n/a

Photo quality

Apple iPhone 12 mini

128

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

n/a

Video quality

Apple iPhone 12 mini

129

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

n/a

Overall camera score

Apple iPhone 12 mini

117

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

n/a

Bokeh	55	n/a
Preview	76	n/a
Zoom	57	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 12 mini]

Front camera

Matrix	12 MP	24 MP
Photo resolution	4290x2800 pixels	5632x4224 pixels
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.0
Focal length	23 mm	26 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX514	BSI CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.6	1/2.8
Pixel size	n/a	0.9 μm
Autofocus	No	No
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 fps	1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor	Yes	No

Photo quality

Apple iPhone 12 mini

127

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

n/a

Video quality

Apple iPhone 12 mini

140

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5	4.2
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE, A2DP
USB type	No	Micro USB
USB version	n/a	2
USB features	- Charging - USB Storage Mode	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	No	No

SIM Count*	1	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	n/a	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	Yes	No
Hybrid Slot	No	Yes
2G Bands	GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)	GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bands	UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)	HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)	LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category	18	12
5G Support	Yes	No

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Mono
3.5 mm Jack	No	Yes
FM Radio	No	Yes
Dolby Atmos	Yes	No

Max Volume

Apple iPhone 12 mini

n/a

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

85.6 dB

Other

Class	Flagship	Mid-range
Announced	October, 2020 yr	November, 2018 yr
Release Date	November, 2020 yr	February, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($)	700	255
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 mini the clear winner in this comparison.

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Apple iPhone 12 mini

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Huawei Honor 10 Lite

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Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Huawei Honor 10 Lite

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