Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs Huawei P50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Pro Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Huawei P50 Pro, Manufactured in August, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4360mAh vs 3095mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • 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
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 Pro and Huawei P50 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1228x2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 91 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1053 nits
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hz60 Hz
Response time4.8 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 158.8 mm (6.25 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 72.8 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
87.1 %
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 Pro and Huawei P50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G
Max Frequency 3230 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 780
Graphics Apple A15 GPU Adreno 660
GPU Cores 640 1024
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
2256
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
5416
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22561369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)54163644
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1322699
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
CPU309276200677
GPU430651236558
Memory274739148683
UX308033155415
NanoReview Score1322699741333
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
9486
Huawei P50 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.39.4 °Cn/a
Stability79 %n/a
Graphics Test56 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9486n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 11
OS Size 15.2 GB 19.4 GB
UI Skin n/a HarmonyOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 3095 mAh 4360 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:38 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
23:32
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Web Browsing09:39 h05:47 h
Video Playback15:16 h09:15 h
Games05:20 h04:08 h
Standby Mode107 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.8
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX703Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size1/1.661/1.5
Pixel size1.9 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/3.5
Focal length77 mm90 mm
SensorSony IMX713Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/3.41/2
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX772Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/3.41/3.06
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
140
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
146
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
141
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Bokeh7580
Preview8153
Zoom119149

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX514 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
128
Huawei P50 Pro
144
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
143
Huawei P50 Pro
146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.2
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
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
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 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
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 P50 Pro
86.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr August, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 1000
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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