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Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs Honor 400

66 out 100
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
VS
73 out 100
Honor 400
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Honor 400

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 Pro Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Honor 400, Manufactured in May, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. 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 12 Pro
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor 400
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 184g vs 189g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5300mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 12 Pro and Honor 400
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 12 Pro
vs
Honor 400

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1264x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 800 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 90.2 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
796 nits
Honor 400
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)277 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 12 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 156.5 mm (6.16 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP66
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal n/a
Colors - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
87.1 %
Honor 400
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 12 Pro and Honor 400 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A14 GPU Adreno 720
GPU Cores 256 512
GPU Frequency 1278 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1941
Honor 400
1142
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
5005
Honor 400
3180
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19411142
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50053180
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a4046
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 400]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1105744
Honor 400
854878
CPU262691267068
GPU387783234936
Memory169306193158
UX285964159716
NanoReview Score1105744854878
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
7431
Honor 400
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.1 °Cn/a
Stability76 %n/a
Graphics Test44 fpsn/a
Graphics Score7431n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 12 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 15
OS Size 14 GB n/a
UI Skin n/a MagicOS 9

Battery

Volume 2815 mAh 5300 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (44% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 0:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
19:45
Honor 400
n/a
Web Browsing07:12 hn/a
Video Playback12:00 hn/a
Games04:33 hn/a
Standby Mode101 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX372Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size1/3.41/1.4
Pixel size1.4 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length52 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.6n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
126
Honor 400
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
130
Honor 400
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Honor 400
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview77n/a
Zoom111n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4290x2800 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.1
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX514 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.6 n/a
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Honor 400
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
140
Honor 400
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version n/a 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)n/a
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)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
92.3 dB
Honor 400
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2020 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 499
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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