Home Phone comparison Honor 100 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro - Which is better?

Honor 100 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro

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Honor 100
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Honor 100
Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 100 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. 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 Honor 100
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 189g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 100 and Apple iPhone 12 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:
Honor 100
vs
Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.98:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 436 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 2600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 100
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
796 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a277 Hz
Response timen/a3.6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 12 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance n/a IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Purple		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 100
90.4 %
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor 100 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))		 - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 720 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 512 256
GPU Frequency 975 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 100
1143
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 100
3478
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
5005
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11431941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34785005
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 100]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 100
866863
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1105744
CPU256787262691
GPU272332387783
Memory177778169306
UX159966285964
NanoReview Score8668631105744
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 100
5916
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
7431
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.1 °C
Stabilityn/a76 %
Graphics Testn/a44 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7431
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 100], [Apple iPhone 12 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor 100
12442
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
n/a
Writing score12439n/a
Web score12801n/a
Video editing7116n/a
Data manipulation11034n/a
NanoReview Score12442n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 14 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 7.2 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 2815 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 100
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
19:45
Web Browsingn/a07:12 h
Video Playbackn/a12:00 h
Gamesn/a04:33 h
Standby Moden/a101 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.6
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/1.561/3.4
Pixel size2 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 100
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
126
Video quality
Honor 100
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
130
Overall camera score
Honor 100
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a77
Zoomn/a111
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4290x2800 pixels
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.64 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 100
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Video quality
Honor 100
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 100
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
92.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced November, 2023 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 400 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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