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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-10-22 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.01 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, with a 93.2 score against 90.9. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x operating system, and Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with Android 10 operating system. Although the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max and Huawei Mate 40 Pro were only released with a couple of months difference, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max body is somewhat thinner but also a little heavier.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max features a bit faster processing unit than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a lower number of cores and they are also slower and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a sharper screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1284 x 2778 and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixels density.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a way bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 128 GB more internal storage. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro takes a lot better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for taking photographs and videos in low light situations, and they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with a camera in the back with lot more MP.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a bit superior battery duration than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 4400mAh battery size.
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