Huawei P50 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P50 Pro Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G, vs Apple iPhone 12, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4360mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 164g vs 195g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P50 Pro and Apple iPhone 12
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.6 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1228x2700 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 550 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
Apple iPhone 12
646 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz226 Hz
Response time1 ms16 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.8 mm (6.25 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 72.8 mm (2.87 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %
Apple iPhone 12
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P50 Pro and Apple iPhone 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 660 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Apple iPhone 12
1941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Apple iPhone 12
5008
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13691941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)36445008
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
Apple iPhone 12
1095315
CPU200677310050
GPU236558323143
Memory148683173777
UX155415288345
NanoReview Score7413331095315
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P50 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
7601
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.2 °C
Stabilityn/a77 %
Graphics Testn/a45 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7601

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 11 iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 19.4 GB 7 GB
UI Skin HarmonyOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4360 mAh 2815 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Apple iPhone 12
21:15
Web Browsing05:47 h08:00 h
Video Playback09:15 h12:09 h
Games04:08 h04:35 h
Standby Mode90 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ASony IMX372
Sensor size1/1.51/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.5n/a
Focal length90 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/3.6
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Apple iPhone 12
127
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Apple iPhone 12
130
Overall camera score
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Apple iPhone 12
117
Bokeh8055
Preview5374
Zoom14960

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX514
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
144
Apple iPhone 12
127
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
146
Apple iPhone 12
140

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 - Dual Band
- 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, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB
Apple iPhone 12
81.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2021 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date August, 2021 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 800
Sensors - 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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