Huawei P60 vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P60 Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetApple A20 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P60
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 249g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5567mAh vs 4815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 12/2048 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P60 and Apple iPhone 18 Pro 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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1220x2700 pixels 1320x2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 444 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 550 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 91.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 163.4 mm (6.43 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.75 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 249 g (8.78 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Burgundy
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P60
89.5 %
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
91.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P60 and Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Apple A20 Pro
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 4930 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)
4/2.64 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 2 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 730 n/a
GPU Cores 1024 n/a
GPU Frequency 875 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P60
1818
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
4725
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P60
4462
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
12575
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18184725
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)446212575
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P60
1203664
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
2935466
CPU312102882877
GPU4699251051925
Memory192292262172
UX229345738492
NanoReview Score12036642935466

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 iOS 27
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 4815 mAh 5567 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 60 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 19 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:52 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 4x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.5 - 4.0
Focal length25 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX888n/a
Sensor size1/1.4n/a
Pixel size1.17 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.8
Focal length125 mm100 mm
SensorSony IMX688n/a
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX688n/a
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 18 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4896x3672 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 20 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
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 Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B(/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B703/B733/B758/B788)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr September, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr September, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 645 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1299
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 66 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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