Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2015-12-01 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The Apple iPhone 12 is much better than the Huawei Mate 8, getting an 88.7 score against 77.4. Apple iPhone 12's design is way newer, a little bit thinner and lighter than the Huawei Mate 8. The Apple iPhone 12 counts with a more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a better resolution of 1170 x 2532px, a quite bigger screen and a bit higher pixels number in each inch in the display.
Huawei Mate 8 has a much greater storage for games and applications than iPhone 12, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that holds up to 128 GB. IPhone 12 features a greater hardware performance than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has 2 lesser CPU cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Huawei Mate 8 features a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. IPhone 12 captures clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a lot less mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher video quality and a larger camera aperture for better photography and video in poorly lited environments.
Apple iPhone 12 is more expensive than Huawei Mate 8, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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