Home Phone comparison Huawei P20 Pro and Apple iPhone XS Max - Which is better?

Huawei P20 Pro vs Apple iPhone XS Max

47 out 100
Huawei P20 Pro
VS
54 out 100
Apple iPhone XS Max
Huawei P20 Pro
Apple iPhone XS Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P20 Pro Manufactured in April, 2018, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970, vs Apple iPhone XS Max, Manufactured in September, 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 P20 Pro
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 208g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3174mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS Max
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher pixel density: 456ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P20 Pro and Apple iPhone XS Max
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 P20 Pro
vs
Apple iPhone XS Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2240 pixels 1242x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 18.7:9 19.4:9
Pixel density 408 ppi 456 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 400 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9 % 85.4 %
Features Always-On Display DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
Apple iPhone XS Max
657 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)238 Hz240 Hz
Response time4 ms11.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P20 Pro], [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155 mm (6.1 in) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 73 mm (2.87 in) 77.4 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %
Apple iPhone XS Max
85.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P20 Pro and Apple iPhone XS Max 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 P20 Pro
518
Apple iPhone XS Max
1310
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Apple iPhone XS Max
3458
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5181310
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15623458
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
Apple iPhone XS Max
700191
CPU95187198067
GPU104334185355
Memory82832152138
UX90088164631
NanoReview Score372441700191
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P20 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
5703
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.2 °C
Stabilityn/a66 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5703
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1833 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 12 GB 16 GB
UI Skin EMUI 10 n/a

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3174 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 03:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Apple iPhone XS Max
17:28
Web Browsing07:43 h06:43 h
Video Playback11:30 h10:28 h
Games05:07 h04:11 h
Standby Mode80 h87 h

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad 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 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Monochrome: 20 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix40 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX600Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/1.741/2.5
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length80 mm52 mm
Sensor size1/41/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Apple iPhone XS Max
110
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Apple iPhone XS Max
96
Overall camera score
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Apple iPhone XS Max
105
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P20 Pro], [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 5632x4224 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 32 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.9 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Apple iPhone XS Max
97
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
113
Apple iPhone XS Max
119

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 4.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- 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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category1816
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P20 Pro
84.9 dB
Apple iPhone XS Max
77.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2018 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date April, 2018 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 1100
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- 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.

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