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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-10-23 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 is much better than the Huawei nova 2, having a overall score of 88.7 against 74.2. IPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x operating system, and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. Even though the iPhone 12 is newer than Huawei nova 2, it's a little thicker and somewhat heavier.
IPhone 12 features a better performing CPU than Huawei nova 2, because although it has lesser processing cores (although they are faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bit processor. The iPhone 12 features a more vivid screen than Huawei nova 2, because it has a higher resolution of 1170 x 2532, a bigger display and a bit greater number of pixels per inch of display.
Huawei nova 2 features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei nova 2 also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 128 GB. The Huawei nova 2 counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 2950mAh of battery capacity.
IPhone 12 has a much better camera than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 12 MP resolution, the iPhone 12 also has a much higher (4K) video definition and a bigger camera aperture to capture better images and videos in low-light environments.
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