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

Huawei P30 vs Apple iPhone XS Max

50 out 100
Huawei P30
VS
54 out 100
Apple iPhone XS Max
Huawei P30
Apple iPhone XS Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, 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 P30
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 208g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3650mAh vs 3174mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • 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
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 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 P30
vs
Apple iPhone XS Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1242x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.4:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 456 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness n/a 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8 % 85.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30
629 nits
Apple iPhone XS Max
657 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz240 Hz
Response time3.6 ms11.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30], [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 149.1 mm (5.87 in) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 71.4 mm (2.81 in) 77.4 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Blue - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30
85.8 %
Apple iPhone XS Max
85.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 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
957
Apple iPhone XS Max
1310
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30
2513
Apple iPhone XS Max
3458
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9571310
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25133458
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30
588682
Apple iPhone XS Max
700191
CPU192129198067
GPU159791185355
Memory109920152138
UX126842164631
NanoReview Score588682700191
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30
2479
Apple iPhone XS Max
5703
Max Surface Temp.38.7 °C45.2 °C
Stability47 %66 %
Graphics Test14 fps34 fps
Graphics Score24795703
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30], [Apple iPhone XS Max]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30
8482
Apple iPhone XS Max
n/a
Writing score10879n/a
Web score6709n/a
Video editing5704n/a
Data manipulation7470n/a
NanoReview Score8482n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 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 12 GB 16 GB
UI Skin EMUI 10 n/a

Battery

Volume 3650 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 (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 03:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30
18:54
Apple iPhone XS Max
17:28
Web Browsing07:35 h06:43 h
Video Playback12:30 h10:28 h
Games04:36 h04:11 h
Standby Mode85 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 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 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 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 size1/1.71/2.5
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length80 mm52 mm
Sensor size1/41/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length17 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
110
Video quality
Huawei P30
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
96
Overall camera score
Huawei P30
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
105
Sources: DxOMark [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 26 mm 32 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 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 P30
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
97
Video quality
Huawei P30
n/a
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 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 (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category2116
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30
82.4 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 ($) 800 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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