Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2017-10-25 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 is a lot better than the Huawei nova 2i, having an 88.7 score against 72.4. The iPhone 12 is a a little bit thinner phone than the Huawei nova 2i, but both have the same weight. IPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x operating system, while Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. The Apple iPhone 12 counts with a superior CPU than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has lesser cores (although faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone 12 has a more vivid display than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a quite higher pixel count per screen inch, a bit larger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels. The iPhone 12 takes way better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a back-facing camera with lot less megapixels, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Huawei nova 2i has a much better memory for apps and games than iPhone 12, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Huawei nova 2i also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 128 GB. The Huawei nova 2i counts with improved battery performance than iPhone 12, because it has a 19% larger battery size.
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