Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-11-13 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Aluminum | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 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
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a lot better than Huawei P9 Plus, getting a general score of 93.2 against 75.5. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max construction is much newer than the Huawei P9 Plus's, although it is a little thicker and much heavier. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x operating system, and Huawei P9 Plus counts with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a faster CPU than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has 2 less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and 2 GB more RAM. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a brighter screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a higher resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels, a little greater screen pixels density and a bigger screen.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max captures clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a back camera with a 12 mega-pixels, the iPhone 12 Pro Max also has a much larger aperture to take better low light captures and a way better video quality. The Huawei P9 Plus features just a bit more storage to store more apps and games than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a bit better battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 3687mAh battery capacity.
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