Apple iPhone 13 vs Huawei Mate 70 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Huawei Mate 70 Air, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020A. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 208g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 70 Air
  • Larger display: 7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 3227mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 and Huawei Mate 70 Air
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 7 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1320x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 437 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 800 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 88.3 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 13
828 nits
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
sRGB gamut129 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)609 Hzn/a
Response time7.5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 81.5 mm (3.21 in)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor No Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13
87.1 %
Huawei Mate 70 Air
88.3 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 and Huawei Mate 70 Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 9020A
Max Frequency 3230 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
- 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Da Vinci
Graphics Apple A15 GPU Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 640 1024
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 13
2182
Huawei Mate 70 Air
1212
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13
5142
Huawei Mate 70 Air
3483
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21821212
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51423483
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a3730
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13
1264688
Huawei Mate 70 Air
1248520
CPU305402351901
GPU438906278517
Memory218819405011
UX301561213091
NanoReview Score12646881248520
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13
8702
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.45.7 °Cn/a
Stability78 %n/a
Graphics Test52 fpsn/a
Graphics Score8702n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) HarmonyOS 5.1
OS Size 18 GB n/a

Battery

Volume 3227 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (54% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:46 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13
23:23
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
Web Browsing09:29 hn/a
Video Playback13:58 hn/a
Games05:12 hn/a
Standby Mode114 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
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 (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX6031/1.3
Sensor size1/1.9n/a
Pixel size1.7 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a69 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length14 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX372n/a
Sensor size1/3.4n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13
133
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13
144
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13
125
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview76n/a
Zoom65n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 107 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 18 mm
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
128
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13
143
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
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 SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzn/a
3G BandsUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzn/a
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)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 13
83.2 dB
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 600
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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