Huawei Mate X3 vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate X3 Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 7.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2023 with chipsetApple A17 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate X3
- Larger display: 7.85in
- Higher battery capacity: 4800mAh vs 3274mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 187g vs 241g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 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 | 7.85 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 2224x2496 pixels | 1179x2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | n/a | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 426 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | n/a | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9 % | 88.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.3 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 484 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 156.9 mm (6.18 in) | 146.6 mm (5.77 in) |
| Width | 141.5 mm (5.57 in) | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) |
| Thickness | 5.3 mm (0.21 in) | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 241 g (8.5 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Water resistance | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gold - Green - Purple |
- White - Black - Silver - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 3190 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2) |
- 4/2.11 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.78 (Everest) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Apple A17 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1843.2 GFLOPS | 2147.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1828 | 2920 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4718 | 7447 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 6558 | n/a |
| CPU | 357030 | 345236 |
| GPU | 481843 | 562280 |
| Memory | 215868 | 275580 |
| UX | 235620 | 349273 |
| NanoReview Score | 1290361 | 1532369 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | n/a |
| Memory Card | Nano Memory | n/a |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) |
| UI Skin | EMUI 13.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4800 mAh | 3274 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No (50 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:48 h | 1:33 h |
| Web Browsing | 14:41 h | 09:28 h |
| Video Playback | 21:00 h | 17:33 h |
| Games | 06:34 h | 05:41 h |
| Standby Mode | 86 h | 111 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | 139 |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | n/a |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 125 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX351 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09 | 1/3.5 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX688 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 80 |
| Preview | n/a | 85 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Active |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 (1900/1800/850/900 MHz) | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B(/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B703/B733/B758/B788) | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | 20 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2023 yr | September, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2023 yr | September, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 2199 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 999 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - 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 | No |
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