Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 12 and Huawei Honor 10 - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 12 vs Huawei Honor 10

65 out 100
Apple iPhone 12
VS
39 out 100
Huawei Honor 10
Apple iPhone 12
Huawei Honor 10

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Huawei Honor 10, Manufactured in April, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10
  • Lighter design: 153g vs 164g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3400mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 12 and Huawei Honor 10
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
vs
Huawei Honor 10

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 5.84 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1080x2280 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 432 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 625 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 77.6 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 12
646 nits
Huawei Honor 10
507 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)226 Hzn/a
Response time16 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infinite1423:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 12], [Huawei Honor 10]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 12
87.1 %
Huawei Honor 10
77.6 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 12 and Huawei Honor 10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 2360 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)		 - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A14 GPU Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Cores 256 216
GPU Frequency 1278 MHz 767 MHz
FLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 12
1941
Huawei Honor 10
526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 12
5008
Huawei Honor 10
1570
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1941526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50081570
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 12
1095315
Huawei Honor 10
353467
CPU31005080042
GPU323143106499
Memory17377781766
UX28834585160
NanoReview Score1095315353467
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 12
7601
Huawei Honor 10
827
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °C40 °C
Stability77 %75 %
Graphics Test45 fps4 fps
Graphics Score7601827
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 12], [Huawei Honor 10]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 12
n/a
Huawei Honor 10
6542
Writing scoren/a6772
Web scoren/a5225
Video editingn/a5075
Data manipulationn/a5611
NanoReview Scoren/a6542

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1833 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 7 GB 13 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 2815 mAh 3400 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 (58% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 25 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 12
21:15
Huawei Honor 10
15:50
Web Browsing08:00 h06:33 h
Video Playback12:09 h09:58 h
Games04:35 h04:09 h
Standby Mode112 h72 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4616x3464 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Quad LED 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) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 16 MP
Monochrome: 24 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX372Sony IMX498
Sensor size1/3.41/2.8
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.6n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 12
127
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12
130
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 12
117
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview74n/a
Zoom60n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 12]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 5760x4312 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX514 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 12
127
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12
140
Huawei Honor 10
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 USB Type-C
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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS/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 category1818
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 12
81.1 dB
Huawei Honor 10
84.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2020 yr April, 2018 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr April, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 450
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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