Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-23 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 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 | 11.55 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 is just a bit better than Huawei nova 5T, getting an 88.7 score against 80.8. The Apple iPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Huawei nova 5T comes with Android 10 OS. Apple iPhone 12's construction is newer, just a bit thinner and a little lighter than Huawei nova 5T. Apple iPhone 12 has a superior hardware performance than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores (although faster) and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPhone 12 features a more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better 1170 x 2532 resolution and a bit greater count of pixels in each inch in the screen. Huawei nova 5T features a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 12, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Huawei nova 5T has improved battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 33% more battery capacity. The Huawei nova 5T takes much better photos and videos than iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light captures and video and slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a lot better resolution back-facing camera.
Although Apple iPhone 12 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Huawei nova 5T, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Huawei nova 5T. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the Apple iPhone 12, but if you don't you can save some money and buy the Huawei nova 5T, resigning a couple features and specifications.
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