Apple iPhone 13 vs Huawei Honor 10

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Huawei Honor 10, Manufactured in April, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10
  • Lighter design: 153g vs 174g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3400mAh vs 3227mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 and Huawei Honor 10
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 IPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 5.84 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1080x2280 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 432 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 77.6 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 13
828 nits
Huawei Honor 10
507 nits
sRGB gamut129 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)609 Hzn/a
Response time7.5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infinite1423:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13
87.1 %
Huawei Honor 10
77.6 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 and Huawei Honor 10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max Frequency 3230 MHz 2360 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
- 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A15 GPU Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Cores 640 216
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 767 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 13
2182
Huawei Honor 10
526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13
5142
Huawei Honor 10
1570
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2182526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51421570
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13
1264688
Huawei Honor 10
353467
CPU30540280042
GPU438906106499
Memory21881981766
UX30156185160
NanoReview Score1264688353467
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13
8702
Huawei Honor 10
827
Max Surface Temp.45.7 °C40 °C
Stability78 %75 %
Graphics Test52 fps4 fps
Graphics Score8702827
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 13
n/a
Huawei Honor 10
6542
Writing scoren/a6772
Web scoren/a5225
Video editingn/a5075
Data manipulationn/a5611
NanoReview Scoren/a6542

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1833 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 18 GB 13 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 3227 mAh 3400 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (54% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 25 min)
Full Charge Time 1:46 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13
23:23
Huawei Honor 10
15:50
Web Browsing09:29 h06:33 h
Video Playback13:58 h09:58 h
Games05:12 h04:09 h
Standby Mode114 h72 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4616x3464 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED 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) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 16 MP
Monochrome: 24 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX603Sony IMX498
Sensor size1/1.91/2.8
Pixel size1.7 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX372n/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13
133
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13
144
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13
125
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview76n/a
Zoom65n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 5760x4312 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX514 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.9 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
128
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13
143
Huawei Honor 10
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
Bluetooth version 5 4.2
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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
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/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 13
83.2 dB
Huawei Honor 10
84.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr April, 2018 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr April, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 450
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 the clear winner in this comparison.

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