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Apple iPhone 15 vs Huawei P50 Pro

80 out 100
Apple iPhone 15
VS
67 out 100
Huawei P50 Pro
Apple iPhone 15
Huawei P50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Huawei P50 Pro, Manufactured in August, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 195g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4360mAh vs 3349mAh
  • 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		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 15 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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 15
vs
Huawei P50 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1179x2556 pixels 1228x2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 2000 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.4 % 91 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 15
1646 nits
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)306 Hz60 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 15], [Huawei P50 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147.6 mm (5.81 in) 158.8 mm (6.25 in)
Width 71.6 mm (2.82 in) 72.8 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 15
86.4 %
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 15 and Huawei P50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)		 - 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 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 780
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Adreno 660
GPU Cores 640 1024
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 15
2599
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 15
6545
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)25991369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65453644
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 15
1415281
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
CPU378046200677
GPU449766236558
Memory261642148683
UX325827155415
NanoReview Score1415281741333
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 15
9632
Huawei P50 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.44.3 °Cn/a
Stability81 %n/a
Graphics Test59 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9632n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 11
OS Size 18 GB 19.4 GB
UI Skin n/a HarmonyOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 3349 mAh 4360 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:50 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 15
25:31
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Web Browsing10:47 h05:47 h
Video Playback16:55 h09:15 h
Games05:36 h04:08 h
Standby Mode112 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom 114 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: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50A
Sensor size1/1.51/1.5
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX633Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/2.551/3.06
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15
147
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15
153
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 15
145
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Bokeh8080
Preview8453
Zoomn/a149
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 15], [Huawei P50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.4
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX714 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 15
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
144
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE ()LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 15
81.6 dB
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr August, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1000
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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