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

Device key advantages
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

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Huawei P30 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
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
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
1813 nits
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz231 Hz
Response time1 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
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
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
92.3 %
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Huawei P30 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
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 v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
3564
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
8880
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3564912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)88802259
Geekbench Compute (GPU)33019n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
1813449
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
CPU465726195913
GPU721738159297
Memory250875117921
UX375110128557
NanoReview Score1813449601688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Max Surface Temp.n/a40 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2490
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Writing scoren/a10855
Web scoren/a7067
Video editingn/a5710
Data manipulationn/a7553
NanoReview Scoren/a8525

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano 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
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
35:01
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing14:34 h08:25 h
Video Playback22:01 h13:36 h
Games07:12 h05:24 h
Standby Mode163 h99 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
Main lens
Matrix48 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX803Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/1.281/1.7
Pixel size1.22 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/3.4
Focal length120 mm125 mm
SensorSony IMX913n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/4
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX972n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/2.7
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
157
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Video quality
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
159
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
157
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Bokeh80n/a
Preview93n/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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
110
Video quality
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
130

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
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS/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 categoryn/a21
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
92.6 dB
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB

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.

* 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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