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

Huawei P30 Pro vs Apple iPhone XS Max

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Huawei P30 Pro
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Apple iPhone XS Max
Huawei P30 Pro
Apple iPhone XS Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.47 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Apple iPhone XS Max, 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 208g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh 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
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.47 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1242x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.4:9
Pixel density 398 ppi 456 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 570 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 85.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
Apple iPhone XS Max
657 nits
sRGB gamut99 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)231 Hz240 Hz
Response time3.6 ms11.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30 Pro], [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 73.4 mm (2.89 in) 77.4 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %
Apple iPhone XS Max
85.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 Pro and Apple iPhone XS Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 360 256
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Apple iPhone XS Max
1310
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Apple iPhone XS Max
3458
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9121310
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22593458
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
Apple iPhone XS Max
700191
CPU195913198067
GPU159297185355
Memory117921152138
UX128557164631
NanoReview Score601688700191
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Apple iPhone XS Max
5703
Max Surface Temp.40 °C45.2 °C
Stability48 %66 %
Graphics Test14 fps34 fps
Graphics Score24905703
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30 Pro], [Apple iPhone XS Max]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Apple iPhone XS Max
n/a
Writing score10855n/a
Web score7067n/a
Video editing5710n/a
Data manipulation7553n/a
NanoReview Score8525n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1NVMe
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 13.4 GB 16 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 n/a

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 3174 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 03:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Apple iPhone XS Max
17:28
Web Browsing08:25 h06:43 h
Video Playback13:36 h10:28 h
Games05:24 h04:11 h
Standby Mode99 h87 h

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x 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)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth		 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/1.6f/1.8
Focal length27 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX650Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/1.71/2.5
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.4
Focal length125 mm52 mm
Sensor size1/41/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix20 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.7n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Apple iPhone XS Max
110
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Apple iPhone XS Max
96
Overall camera score
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Apple iPhone XS Max
105
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P30 Pro], [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 29 mm 32 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 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 P30 Pro
110
Apple iPhone XS Max
97
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
130
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 5 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
- Galileo		 - 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 category2116
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB
Apple iPhone XS Max
77.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2019 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 1100
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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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