Home Phone comparison Huawei P30 Lite and Apple iPhone XS - Which is better?

Huawei P30 Lite vs Apple iPhone XS

38 out 100
Huawei P30 Lite
VS
52 out 100
Apple iPhone XS
Huawei P30 Lite
Apple iPhone XS

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Lite Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.15 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710, vs Apple iPhone XS, 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 P30 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.15in
  • Lighter design: 159g vs 177g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3340mAh vs 2658mAh
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 Lite 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P30 Lite
vs
Apple iPhone XS

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.15 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2312 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.2:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 415 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 460 nits 625 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 81.1 %
Features n/a DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30 Lite
497 nits
Apple iPhone XS
635 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response time42.8 ms4.4 ms
Contrast820:1∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30 Lite], [Apple iPhone XS]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.9 mm (6.02 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 72.7 mm (2.86 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 7.43 mm (0.29 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors Black - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30 Lite
84.3 %
Apple iPhone XS
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 Lite and Apple iPhone XS In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710 Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor No Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 64 256
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P30 Lite
506
Apple iPhone XS
1307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30 Lite
1547
Apple iPhone XS
3447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5061307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15473447
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30 Lite
250554
Apple iPhone XS
733639
CPU89926202576
GPU34424217548
Memory56197146853
UX70007166662
NanoReview Score250554733639
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30 Lite
554
Apple iPhone XS
5698
Max Surface Temp.45.7 °C44.8 °C
Stability84 %63 %
Graphics Test3 fps34 fps
Graphics Score5545698
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30 Lite], [Apple iPhone XS]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30 Lite
6434
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Writing score6669n/a
Web score5369n/a
Video editing4900n/a
Data manipulation5606n/a
NanoReview Score6434n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 20 GB 11.8 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 n/a

Battery

Volume 3340 mAh 2658 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 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 SuperCharge (63% in 60 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 1:55 h 2:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30 Lite
18:16
Apple iPhone XS
16:06
Web Browsing06:54 h05:44 h
Video Playback11:15 h09:44 h
Games04:23 h03:54 h
Standby Mode90 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 24 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 5288x3968 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No 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)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 24 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix24 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX576Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/2.81/2.55
Pixel size0.8 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
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length17 mmn/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 32 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 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 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, 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		 - 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 SlotYesNo
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 category1216
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30 Lite
88.9 dB
Apple iPhone XS
87.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2019 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 330 1000
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.

Results

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

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