Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 70 and Apple iPhone XS - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 70 vs Apple iPhone XS

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Huawei Honor 70
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Apple iPhone XS
Huawei Honor 70
Apple iPhone XS

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 70 Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus, vs Apple iPhone XS, Manufactured in September, 2018with 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
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4800mAh vs 2658mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 177g vs 178g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 70 and Apple iPhone XS
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:
Huawei Honor 70
vs
Apple iPhone XS

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
Apple iPhone XS
635 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)61 Hz240 Hz
Response time2 ms4.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 70], [Apple iPhone XS]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 7.91 mm (0.31 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %
Apple iPhone XS
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 70 and Apple iPhone XS In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 642 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 512 256
GPU Frequency 608 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Apple iPhone XS
1307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Apple iPhone XS
3447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10641307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30253447
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 70
618614
Apple iPhone XS
733639
CPU198611202576
GPU149579217548
Memory122975146853
UX147449166662
NanoReview Score618614733639
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Apple iPhone XS
5698
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.8 °C
Stabilityn/a63 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5698
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 70], [Apple iPhone XS]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels n/a 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 21 GB 11.8 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 8 n/a

Battery

Volume 4800 mAh 2658 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 2:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Apple iPhone XS
16:06
Web Browsing09:26 h05:44 h
Video Playback13:55 h09:44 h
Games05:40 h03:54 h
Standby Mode98 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 54 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8768x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual 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 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix54 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSony IMX800Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/1.491/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 70
115
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 70
129
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 70
115
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview60n/a
Zoom77n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE 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
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
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 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category1816
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB
Apple iPhone XS
87.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2022 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 550 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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