Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-27 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 10.01 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Apple iPhone XS Max is a little bit better than the Huawei P20, with a overall score of 84.5 against 78.1. The Apple iPhone XS Max is a much heavier cellphone than the Huawei P20, but both are equally thin. IPhone XS Max has a little bit better looking display than Huawei P20, because it has a little bit better display pixels density, a slightly better resolution of 1242 x 2688px and a little bit bigger screen.
The Apple iPhone XS Max features a greater processing power than Huawei P20, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. IPhone XS Max shoots clearer videos and photos than Huawei P20, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor providing a worse image quality, and they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the same (4K) video resolution and a 12 mega pixels resolution camera, the iPhone XS Max also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rate.
The Huawei P20 counts with a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P20 features a bit better battery duration than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 7% bigger battery capacity.
Although iPhone XS Max is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Huawei P20, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Huawei P20. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy iPhone XS Max, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Huawei P20, resigning some features and specs.
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