Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-11-15 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.54 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.8 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate X has an overall score of 89.4, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone 12's 88.7 global score. Even being the best cellphone we compare here, Huawei Mate X is an older, much thicker and much heavier cellphone than the Apple iPhone 12. Huawei Mate X counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple iPhone 12 has iOS 15.x OS.
IPhone 12 has a much better looking display than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1170 x 2532 and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Huawei Mate X has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 448 GB more internal storage.
IPhone 12 features a better hardware performance than Huawei Mate X, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 4 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The iPhone 12 has a better camera than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a back facing camera with a lot worse resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and video.
Huawei Mate X counts with a very superior battery life than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 2815mAh.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than iPhone 12, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as iPhone 12. So if you want that extra features, you can buy Huawei Mate X, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the iPhone 12, letting go some specifications.
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