Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Huawei Mate Xs Specs Comparison

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9.0
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
8.5
Huawei Mate Xs
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Huawei Mate Xs
Released · Nov 13, 2020
Released · Mar 05, 2020
6.7-inch · 2778x1284px
8.0-inch · 2480x2200px
Triple camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 512GB
3687 mAh
4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump)
160.84 x 78.09 x 7.39 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches
161.3 x 146.2 x 11 mm
Folded
6.35 x3.08 x0.43 inches (161.3 x 78.3 x 11 mm)
Weight
8.03 oz (228.0 g) 10.58 oz (300.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Interstellar blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch 8.0-inch
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI 2480x2200px, 414 PPI
Technology
OLED OLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
87.45 % 86.86 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Folding around the outside, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.6 inches
1148 x2480 px
Part of the main display
Rear cover display
6.4 inches
892 x2480 px
Part of the main display

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Octa-core
2860 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Yes Mali-G76 MP16
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4) 8GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB (NVMe) 512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x) Android (10), Huawei Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
3687 mAh 4500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W Wired: 55.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 59min
Browsing
14h 6min
Video
8h 37min
Gaming
8h 1min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera, Doubles as a selfie camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.7 μm
40 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.5x
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 65 mm
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave Bands n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1100
In The Box
USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation Quick Start Guide, Type-C digital headset, Charger Type-C Cable, Eject pin, Folding Protective Case, Warranty card, Precautions carд, Folding Protective Case Installation Guide

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020 Feb 24, 2020

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 1200
with 512GB storage
Internal storage 512GB
MSRP $ 1400
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