Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Huawei P30 Pro
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.9 with chipsetApple A18 Pro, vs Huawei P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4685mAh vs 4200mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
- Lighter design: 192g vs 227g
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 in | 6.47 in |
| Resolution | 1320x2868 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 398 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 570 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.3 % | 88.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.6 % | 99 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 231 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 in) | 158 mm (6.22 in) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) | 73.4 mm (2.89 in) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Gold |
- White - Black - Blue - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 Pro | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 360 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3564 | 912 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8880 | 2259 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 33019 | n/a |
| CPU | 465726 | 195913 |
| GPU | 721738 | 159297 |
| Memory | 250875 | 117921 |
| UX | 375110 | 128557 |
| NanoReview Score | 1813449 | 601688 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 40 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 48 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 14 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 2490 |
| Writing score | n/a | 10855 |
| Web score | n/a | 7067 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5710 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7553 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8525 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | Nano Memory |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) |
| OS Size | 18 GB | 13.4 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | EMUI 12 |
Battery
| Volume | 4685 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 40 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (46% in 30 min) | Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:57 h | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 14:34 h | 08:25 h |
| Video Playback | 22:01 h | 13:36 h |
| Games | 07:12 h | 05:24 h |
| Standby Mode | 163 h | 99 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 7360x4912 pixels |
| Zoom | 142 | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
Standard: 40 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 20 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | Sony IMX650 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 125 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX913 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 20 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.7 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 93 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 29 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| 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) | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600) |
| LTE category | n/a | 21 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | March, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | May, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 1000 |
| MSRP ($) | 1199 | n/a |
| 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 |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max:
The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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