Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 16 Plus and Huawei Mate 70 Air - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 16 Plus vs Huawei Mate 70 Air

88 out 100
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
VS
78 out 100
Huawei Mate 70 Air
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Huawei Mate 70 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Plus Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A18, vs Huawei Mate 70 Air, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020A. 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 16 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 208g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • 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 4674mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 16 Plus 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
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
vs
Huawei Mate 70 Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 7 in
Resolution 1290x2796 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 2000 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 88.3 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
1815 nits
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)256 Hzn/a
Response time4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 16 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.9 mm (6.33 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 in) 81.5 mm (3.21 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 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
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor No Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
88 %
Huawei Mate 70 Air
88.3 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 16 Plus and Huawei Mate 70 Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A18 HiSilicon Kirin 9020A
Max Frequency 4040 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)		 - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Neural Engine Da Vinci
Graphics Apple A18 GPU Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 640 1024
GPU Frequency 1490 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1907 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
3256
Huawei Mate 70 Air
1212
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
8096
Huawei Mate 70 Air
3483
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)32561212
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)80963483
Geekbench Compute (GPU)281583730
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 16 Plus], [Huawei Mate 70 Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
1622118
Huawei Mate 70 Air
1248520
CPU417158351901
GPU694070278517
Memory177712405011
UX333173213091
NanoReview Score16221181248520
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 16 Plus]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 4674 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:39 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
34:32
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
Web Browsing15:57 hn/a
Video Playback21:26 hn/a
Games07:34 hn/a
Standby Mode148 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 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: 48 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
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mmn/a
Sensorn/a1/1.3
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 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/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 107 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels n/a
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 18 mm
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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
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 TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71)n/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 16 Plus
80.1 dB
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 600
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 66 W

Note

Apple iPhone 16 Plus:

In the USA, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model has 1 physical slot + eSIM. In China, a model with only two physical SIM cards is available.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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