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Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs Huawei P40 Lite

76 out 100
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
VS
47 out 100
Huawei P40 Lite
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Huawei P40 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Pro Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Huawei P40 Lite, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 810. 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 13 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.4in
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 3095mAh
  • 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

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 Pro and Huawei P40 Lite
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 13 Pro
vs
Huawei P40 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED LTPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1080x2310 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.2:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 83.6 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1053 nits
Huawei P40 Lite
513 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hzn/a
Response time4.8 ms38.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite976:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 13 Pro], [Huawei P40 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 159.2 mm (6.27 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 76.3 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
87.1 %
Huawei P40 Lite
83.6 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 Pro and Huawei P40 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 810
Max Frequency 3230 MHz 2270 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)		 - 6/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC n/a
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A15 GPU Mali-G52 MP6
GPU Cores 640 144
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 236.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
2256
Huawei P40 Lite
753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
5416
Huawei P40 Lite
1923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2256753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)54161923
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 13 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1322699
Huawei P40 Lite
429415
CPU309276140335
GPU43065191897
Memory27473993192
UX308033103991
NanoReview Score1322699429415
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
9486
Huawei P40 Lite
1421
Max Surface Temp.39.4 °C38.6 °C
Stability79 %99 %
Graphics Test56 fps8 fps
Graphics Score94861421
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 13 Pro], [Huawei P40 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
n/a
Huawei P40 Lite
8141
Writing scoren/a9369
Web scoren/a5888
Video editingn/a5736
Data manipulationn/a7519
NanoReview Scoren/a8141

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
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 10.0
OS Size 15.2 GB 14.6 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 12

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) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:38 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
23:32
Huawei P40 Lite
24:00
Web Browsing09:39 h09:55 h
Video Playback15:16 h14:27 h
Games05:20 h05:21 h
Standby Mode107 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX703Sony IMX586 Exmor RS
Sensor size1/1.661/2.0
Pixel size1.9 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length77 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX713n/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.4
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX772n/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
140
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
146
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
141
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview81n/a
Zoom119n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 13 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX514 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
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 P40 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
143
Huawei P40 Lite
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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aActive
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
3G BandsUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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 (B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1812
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2021 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 265
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- 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 13 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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