Home Phone comparison Huawei P60 Pro and Apple iPhone XS - Which is better?

Huawei P60 Pro vs Apple iPhone XS

77 out 100
Huawei P60 Pro
VS
52 out 100
Apple iPhone XS
Huawei P60 Pro
Apple iPhone XS

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P60 Pro Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, 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 P60 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4815mAh vs 2658mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 177g vs 200g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P60 Pro 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P60 Pro
vs
Apple iPhone XS

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1220x2700 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 444 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 550 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P60 Pro
1128 nits
Apple iPhone XS
635 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms4.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P60 Pro], [Apple iPhone XS]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P60 Pro
89.5 %
Apple iPhone XS
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P60 Pro and Apple iPhone XS In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 730 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 875 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P60 Pro
1758
Apple iPhone XS
1307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P60 Pro
4422
Apple iPhone XS
3447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17581307
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44223447
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P60 Pro
1275824
Apple iPhone XS
733639
CPU380609202576
GPU472601217548
Memory202967146853
UX219647166662
NanoReview Score1275824733639
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P60 Pro
10551
Apple iPhone XS
5698
Max Surface Temp.50.3 °C44.8 °C
Stability41 %63 %
Graphics Test63 fps34 fps
Graphics Score105515698
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P60 Pro], [Apple iPhone XS]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 11.8 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 4815 mAh 2658 mAh
Max Charging Power 88 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 2:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P60 Pro
19:49
Apple iPhone XS
16:06
Web Browsing08:26 h05:44 h
Video Playback12:20 h09:44 h
Games05:27 h03:54 h
Standby Mode88 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 2x
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)
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.8
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX888Apple iSight X
Sensor size1/1.41/2.55
Pixel size1.17 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.4
Focal length90 mm52 mm
SensorOmnivisionn/a
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P60 Pro
159
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P60 Pro
147
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P60 Pro
156
Apple iPhone XS
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview75n/a
Zoom158n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P60 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, 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
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- 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 2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category2016
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P60 Pro
89.1 dB
Apple iPhone XS
87.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 1000
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 88 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P60 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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