Huawei Nova 12 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 12 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 830, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 12
- Lighter design: 191g vs 240g
- Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4352mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 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 | 6.7 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1084x2412 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1200 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 238 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.54 mm (6.36 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 75.36 mm (2.97 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 6.98 mm (0.27 in) | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 830 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU Cores | n/a | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | n/a | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
| Process | n/a | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | n/a | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | n/a | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | n/a | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Cores | n/a | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 1712.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1040 | 2266 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2988 | 5459 |
| CPU | 171381 | 327704 |
| GPU | 118160 | 434683 |
| Memory | 130301 | 248498 |
| UX | 122399 | 315845 |
| NanoReview Score | 542241 | 1326730 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 45.8 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 82 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 56 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 9444 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | n/a | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | HarmonyOS 4.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4600 mAh | 4352 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 23 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 9 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:23 h | 1:46 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 11:16 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 17:03 h |
| Games | n/a | 06:41 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 136 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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 | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50E | Sony IMX703 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55 | 1/1.66 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.9 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 77 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 75 |
| Preview | n/a | 81 |
| Zoom | n/a | 119 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 60 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8960x6720 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV60A | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | n/a |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM Bands 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 18 | 18 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | December, 2023 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 490 | 1100 |
| 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 |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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