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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 14.x | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-11-13 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 mini has an overall score of 88.5, which is better than Huawei nova 3's 76.3 global score. The iPhone 12 mini body has the same thickness than Huawei nova 3, but it is lighter. IPhone 12 mini works with iOS 14.x operating system, while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo operating system.
The iPhone 12 mini features a quite superior hardware performance than Huawei nova 3, because although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The iPhone 12 mini counts with a sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch.
The iPhone 12 mini has a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 video resolution and a back-facing camera with a much lower 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture. Huawei nova 3 features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Huawei nova 3 has a much better battery life than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 2227mAh.
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