Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Pro Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.39in
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 3095mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 Pro 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

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 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 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 13 Pro
1053 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hz245 Hz
Response time4.8 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

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 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
87.1 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3230 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
- 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 A15 GPU Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 640 360
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
2256
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
5416
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2256933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)54162383
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1322699
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU309276192149
GPU430651158975
Memory274739112523
UX308033126437
NanoReview Score1322699590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
9486
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.39.4 °C46.8 °C
Stability79 %48 %
Graphics Test56 fps14 fps
Graphics Score94862480
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
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 6 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 15.2 GB 15.2 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 3095 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 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 (60% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:38 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
23:32
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing09:39 h07:46 h
Video Playback15:16 h11:44 h
Games05:20 h04:55 h
Standby Mode107 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual 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
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.8
Focal length26 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX703Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.661/1.73
Pixel size1.9 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/2.4
Focal length77 mm80 mm
SensorSony IMX713n/a
Sensor size1/3.41/4
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP20 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX772n/a
Sensor size1/3.41/2.7
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
140
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
146
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
141
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Bokeh75n/a
Preview81n/a
Zoom119n/a

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 Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) 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 13 Pro
128
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
143
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 n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- 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 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)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 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 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 13 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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