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Apple iPhone 12 vs Huawei P30 Pro

65 out 100
Apple iPhone 12
VS
54 out 100
Huawei P30 Pro
Apple iPhone 12
Huawei P30 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 12 Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Huawei P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 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
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 164g vs 192g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.47in
  • 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
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 12 and Huawei P30 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 P30 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 625 nits 570 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 88.6 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 12
646 nits
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)226 Hz231 Hz
Response time16 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 12], [Huawei P30 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 73.4 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 12
87.1 %
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 12 and Huawei P30 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 P30 Pro
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 12
5008
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1941912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50082259
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 12
1095315
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
CPU310050195913
GPU323143159297
Memory173777117921
UX288345128557
NanoReview Score1095315601688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 12
7601
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °C40 °C
Stability77 %48 %
Graphics Test45 fps14 fps
Graphics Score76012490
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 12], [Huawei P30 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 12
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Writing scoren/a10855
Web scoren/a7067
Video editingn/a5710
Data manipulationn/a7553
NanoReview Scoren/a8525

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 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
- 512 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 7 GB 13.4 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 12

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 (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 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 12
21:15
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing08:00 h08:25 h
Video Playback12:09 h13:36 h
Games04:35 h05:24 h
Standby Mode112 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 7360x4912 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 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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX372Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/3.41/1.7
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 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 P30 Pro
119
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12
130
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 12
117
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Bokeh55n/a
Preview74n/a
Zoom60n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 12], [Huawei P30 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 29 mm
Sensor Sony IMX514 BSI 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 P30 Pro
110
Video quality
Apple iPhone 12
140
Huawei P30 Pro
130

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 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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
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 P30 Pro
87.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2020 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 1000
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- 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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