Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.36 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS Max is a bit better than Huawei P20, having an 84.5 score against 78.1. Apple iPhone XS Max is a extremely heavier device than Huawei P20, but they have the same thickness. IPhone XS Max features a little more vivid screen than Huawei P20, because it has a little bigger display, a quite higher display pixels density and a quite better 1242 x 2688 resolution.
Apple iPhone XS Max features a superior performance than Huawei P20, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (although they are faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits processor. The Huawei P20 features a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal memory.
IPhone XS Max shoots clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has a tinier sensor shooting worse quality videos and pictures, and they both have a 12 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, the same 3840x2160 video definition and a same size aperture, the iPhone XS Max also counts with better video frame rate.
Huawei P20 counts with just a bit longer battery performance than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 3400mAh battery size.
Although iPhone XS Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Huawei P20, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Huawei P20. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the iPhone XS Max, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the Huawei P20, giving up some specs and features.
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