Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 14.x |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 4.76 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 | $ 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 |
| 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (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 | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.16 |
| 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
IPhone 12 mini is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, with a score of 88.5 against 80.8. The iPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x operating system, and Huawei nova 5T comes with Android 10 operating system. The iPhone 12 mini is a newer cellphone, and it's also a little bit thinner and notably lighter than Huawei nova 5T.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a better hardware performance than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has 2 less cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. IPhone 12 mini counts with a much better screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a quite better display density.
The Huawei nova 5T has a better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has slower video frame rate and a tinier aperture which is not good for low light captures and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a camera with a lot better resolution.
The Huawei nova 5T features a much better storage to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei nova 5T has a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 2227mAh.
IPhone 12 mini costs a lot more money than Huawei nova 5T, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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