Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 13 and Huawei P30 - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 13 vs Huawei P30

70 out 100
Apple iPhone 13
VS
50 out 100
Huawei P30
Apple iPhone 13
Huawei P30

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Huawei P30, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P30
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 174g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3650mAh vs 3227mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 and Huawei P30
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
vs
Huawei P30

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 85.8 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 13
828 nits
Huawei P30
629 nits
sRGB gamut129 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)609 Hz240 Hz
Response time7.5 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 13], [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Pink		 Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13
87.1 %
Huawei P30
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 and Huawei P30 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
2182
Huawei P30
957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13
5142
Huawei P30
2513
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2182957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51422513
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13
1264688
Huawei P30
588682
CPU305402192129
GPU438906159791
Memory218819109920
UX301561126842
NanoReview Score1264688588682
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13
8702
Huawei P30
2479
Max Surface Temp.45.7 °C38.7 °C
Stability78 %47 %
Graphics Test52 fps14 fps
Graphics Score87022479
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 13], [Huawei P30]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 13
n/a
Huawei P30
8482
Writing scoren/a10879
Web scoren/a6709
Video editingn/a5704
Data manipulationn/a7470
NanoReview Scoren/a8482

Memory

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

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 18 GB 12 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 3227 mAh 3650 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 SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:46 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13
23:23
Huawei P30
18:54
Web Browsing09:29 h07:35 h
Video Playback13:58 h12:30 h
Games05:12 h04:36 h
Standby Mode114 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital 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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX603Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.91/1.7
Pixel size1.7 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length14 mm17 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 P30
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13
144
Huawei P30
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13
125
Huawei P30
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview76n/a
Zoom65n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 13]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX514 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 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 P30
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13
143
Huawei P30
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 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 No
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 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 P30
82.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 800
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- 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 the clear winner in this comparison.

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