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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-10-22 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black and Mystic silver |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | 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
IPhone 12 Pro Max is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 40 Pro, getting a score of 93.2 against 90.9. Even though the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the Huawei Mate 40 Pro were only released with a couple months difference, iPhone 12 Pro Max's design is a bit heavier but also thinner than the Huawei Mate 40 Pro. IPhone 12 Pro Max has iOS 15.x OS, while Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with Android 10 OS.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a little better performance than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with a 64-bit processor. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a sharper screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1284 x 2778 and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little better pixels quantity in each inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a greater camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with a much higher resolution back facing camera. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a bit longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 19% greater battery size.
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