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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-10-23 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| 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
The Apple iPhone 12 has a general score of 88.7, which is way better than Huawei P9's 72.9 global score. Apple iPhone 12 is a a lot newer phone than Huawei P9, but it's somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker. The Apple iPhone 12 has a quite superior processing power than Huawei P9, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a larger amount of RAM.
The iPhone 12 features a brighter display than Huawei P9, because it has a quite higher pixels amount in each inch of screen, a larger display and a better resolution of 1170 x 2532px. Apple iPhone 12 counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei P9, and although they both have the same resolution camera, the Apple iPhone 12 also has a way higher (4K) video definition and a much bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos.
Huawei P9 counts with a greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 12, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei P9 counts with a bit superior battery performance than iPhone 12, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2815mAh.
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