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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2015-12-01 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is better than Huawei Mate 8, having a overall score of 88.5 against 77.4. The Apple iPhone 12 mini body is a lot newer, a bit thinner and a lot lighter than Huawei Mate 8. The iPhone 12 mini counts with a brighter screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Huawei Mate 8 counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 128 GB. The iPhone 12 mini features a better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (but faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Huawei Mate 8 has a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2227mAh. The iPhone 12 mini takes a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a camera in the back with much less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
IPhone 12 mini costs a little more money than the Huawei Mate 8, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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