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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | iOS 14.x |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.16 |
| 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 Apple iPhone 12 mini is better than Huawei nova 3, having an 88.5 score against 76.3. Apple iPhone 12 mini's design has the same thickness than Huawei nova 3, but it is lighter. Apple iPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x OS, while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo OS. IPhone 12 mini features a better performing processing unit than Huawei nova 3, because although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a sharper display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a just a bit greater pixel amount in each screen inch. The iPhone 12 mini features just a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a worse video definition and a much worse 12 megapixels resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better images and videos in low light situations.
Huawei nova 3 has a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB and 64 GB more internal storage. The Huawei nova 3 features a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity against 2227mAh.
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