Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 12 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 12 vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

65 out 100
Apple iPhone 12
VS
54 out 100
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Apple iPhone 12
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 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 12
  • Lighter design: 164g vs 189g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.39in
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 12 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro
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 Mate 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 625 nits 660 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 87.9 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 12
646 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)226 Hz245 Hz
Response time16 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 12], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 12
87.1 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 12 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A14 GPU Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 256 360
GPU Frequency 1278 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 12
1941
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 12
5008
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1941933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50082383
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 12
1095315
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU310050192149
GPU323143158975
Memory173777112523
UX288345126437
NanoReview Score1095315590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 12
7601
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °C46.8 °C
Stability77 %48 %
Graphics Test45 fps14 fps
Graphics Score76012480
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 12], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 12
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing scoren/a10968
Web scoren/a6821
Video editingn/a5781
Data manipulationn/a7579
NanoReview Scoren/a8592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB - 6 GB
- 8 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
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 7 GB 15.2 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 2815 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 12
21:15
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing08:00 h07:46 h
Video Playback12:09 h11:44 h
Games04:35 h04:55 h
Standby Mode112 h98 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 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX372Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/3.41/1.73
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
Sensor size1/3.61/2.7
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 12
127
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12
130
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 12
117
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Bokeh55n/a
Preview74n/a
Zoom60n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 12], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX514 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/2.8
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 Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12
140
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

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 5
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
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/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 12
81.1 dB
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2020 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 1050
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- 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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