Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 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 |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.45 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 is a bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, getting a score of 88.7 against 80.8. The Apple iPhone 12 construction is newer, just a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter than the Huawei nova 5T. The Apple iPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x operating system, while Huawei nova 5T has Android 10 operating system.
IPhone 12 has a brighter screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater quantity of pixels per screen inch and a slightly higher resolution of 1170 x 2532. Huawei nova 5T features much more storage for games and applications than iPhone 12, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPhone 12 counts with a better CPU than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor. The Huawei nova 5T features a superior camera than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with superior battery life than iPhone 12, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
Although Apple iPhone 12 is a better device, it costs a lot more than Huawei nova 5T, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Huawei nova 5T. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy Apple iPhone 12, else you can save some money and buy the Huawei nova 5T, giving up some specifications.
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