Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 10 and Apple iPhone XR - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 10 vs Apple iPhone XR

39 out 100
Huawei Honor 10
VS
51 out 100
Apple iPhone XR
Huawei Honor 10
Apple iPhone XR

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 10 Manufactured in April, 2018, with display 5.84 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970, vs Apple iPhone XR, Manufactured in October, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic. 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 Huawei Honor 10
  • Higher pixel density: 432ppi
  • Lighter design: 153g vs 194g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3400mAh vs 2942mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XR
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB		 - 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 10 and Apple iPhone XR
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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 10
vs
Apple iPhone XR

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.84 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2280 pixels 828x1792 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 432 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 625 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 77.6 % 79.9 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 10
507 nits
Apple iPhone XR
635 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Response timen/a32.8 ms
Contrast1423:11920:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 10], [Apple iPhone XR]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 149.6 mm (5.89 in) 150.9 mm (5.94 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 10
77.6 %
Apple iPhone XR
79.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 10 and Apple iPhone XR In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 970 Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 2360 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 10 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G72 MP12 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 216 256
GPU Frequency 767 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 10
526
Apple iPhone XR
1167
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 10
1570
Apple iPhone XR
3020
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5261167
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15703020
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 10
353467
Apple iPhone XR
656253
CPU80042203013
GPU106499155478
Memory81766134836
UX85160162926
NanoReview Score353467656253
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 10
827
Apple iPhone XR
5205
Max Surface Temp.40 °C42.6 °C
Stability75 %69 %
Graphics Test4 fps31 fps
Graphics Score8275205
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 10], [Apple iPhone XR]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 10
6542
Apple iPhone XR
n/a
Writing score6772n/a
Web score5225n/a
Video editing5075n/a
Data manipulation5611n/a
NanoReview Score6542n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB		 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1833 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 13 GB 11.1 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 n/a

Battery

Volume 3400 mAh 2942 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 25 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:20 h 1:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 10
15:50
Apple iPhone XR
20:45
Web Browsing06:33 h08:01 h
Video Playback09:58 h11:59 h
Games04:09 h04:34 h
Standby Mode72 h106 h

Main camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4616x3464 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital 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 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 16 MP
Monochrome: 24 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix16 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX498Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/2.81/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Apple iPhone XR
103
Video quality
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Apple iPhone XR
96
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Apple iPhone XR
101

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 5760x4312 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 32 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.9 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 4.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category1812
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 10
84.2 dB
Apple iPhone XR
87.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2018 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date April, 2018 yr October, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 450 750
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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