Apple iPhone 12 vs Huawei Mate 40

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 12 vs Huawei Mate 40 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate 40 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.13 GHz, while Apple iPhone 12 runs at 3.1 GHz, making Huawei Mate 40 the better performer.


Display: Huawei Mate 40 offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 6.1 inches, making Huawei Mate 40 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 12 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Huawei Mate 40's OLED, making Apple iPhone 12 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Mate 40 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 12 MP, making Huawei Mate 40 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Mate 40 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 12 MP, making Huawei Mate 40 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei Mate 40 offers a higher battery capacity with 4200 mAh, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 2815 mAh, making Huawei Mate 40 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone 12 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei Mate 40 offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 12 the better option for storage.

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Apple iPhone 12
₹49,900
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Mate 40
₹78,390
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

84%
79%

Release Date

18 Oct, 2020
29 Aug, 2021

Performance

Apple A14 Bionic
HiSilicon Kirin
Hexa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.13 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
Super Retina XDR
OLED
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2376 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

2815 mAh
4200 mAh
20W Fast Charging
40W Super Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Excellent OLED display
  • Blazing-fast performance
  • Good cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Lacks a high refresh rate screen
  • High price tag in India
  • Smaller battery compared to iPhone 11
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5
(230,634 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

621,879
AnTuTu Score
N/A

Video

Videos
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There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 18, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

iOS v14
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

Processor

Hexa Core

3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm
Octa core

3.13 GHz, Single core, Cortex A77 2.54 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A77 2.05 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Co-Processor

Apple M14 motion
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Mali-G78 MP22

RAM

4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

621,879
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.9 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR
OLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2376 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
N/A

Pixel Density

457 ppi
402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %
88.71 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

146.7 mm
158.6 mm

Width

71.5 mm
72.5 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
8.8 mm

Weight

162 grams
188 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Mineral Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length
N/A
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera17 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
13 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2815 mAh
4200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 40W Super Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope