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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2018-03-27 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 348.00 | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 408 pixels per inch | 457 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 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 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 |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a score of 93.2, which is much better than Huawei P20 Pro's general score of 81.4. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max's body is extremely newer and a little bit thinner, but also incredibly heavier than Huawei P20 Pro. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Huawei P20 Pro comes with Android 10 OS.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a sharper screen than Huawei P20 Pro, because it has a just a little better pixels density, a bit bigger screen and a higher resolution of 1284 x 2778. The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a better hardware performance than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have a 6 GB RAM memory, the iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Huawei P20 Pro has a much better camera than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rates and a smaller aperture which is not good for shooting photos and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei P20 Pro also counts with a much better 40 MP resolution back camera.
Huawei P20 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max both have quite similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P20 Pro features a little longer battery lifetime than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Although Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Huawei P20 Pro, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Huawei P20 Pro. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, else you can save some dollars and get the Huawei P20 Pro, giving up some features and specifications.
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