Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Huawei P40 Pro
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 mini Manufactured in November, 2020, with display 5.4 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 mini
- Higher pixel density: 476ppi
- Lighter design: 135g vs 209g
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
- Larger display: 6.58in
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 2227mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 5.4 in | 6.58 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1200x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 476 ppi | 441 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8 % | 92.5 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 365 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 3 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 131.5 mm (5.18 in) | 158.2 mm (6.23 in) |
| Width | 64.2 mm (2.53 in) | 72.6 mm (2.86 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 135 g (4.76 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
- Black - Silver |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 2860 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Apple A14 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 576 |
| GPU Frequency | 1278 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS | 691.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1957 | 1111 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5062 | 3131 |
| CPU | 295247 | 217681 |
| GPU | 309462 | 212255 |
| Memory | 140008 | 146459 |
| UX | 296305 | 141962 |
| NanoReview Score | 1041022 | 718357 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 34.2 °C |
| Stability | 69 % | 55 % |
| Graphics Test | 45 fps | 19 fps |
| Graphics Score | 7655 | 3286 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | No | Nano Memory |
Software
| OS | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 10.0 |
| OS Size | n/a | 16.5 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | EMUI 11 |
Battery
| Volume | 2227 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 40 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (27 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (70% in 40 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:29 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:04 h | 08:10 h |
| Video Playback | 10:15 h | 13:26 h |
| Games | 03:53 h | 04:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 79 h | 81 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 7680 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 40 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Sony IMX700 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 125 mm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX503 | Sony IMX650 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/1.54 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | 75 |
| Preview | 76 | 45 |
| Zoom | 57 | 124 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4290x2800 pixels | 6464x4864 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | n/a | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| 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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32) |
| LTE category | 18 | 21 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2020 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2020 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 700 | 720 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
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