Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Huawei P40 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Mar 26, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1100

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)	5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches 148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm
Weight
8.03 oz (228.0 g)	6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Materials & Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68	Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 86.29% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2340x1080px, 422 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

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

Battery

Type
3687 mAh, Li - Ion	3800 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 22.5W

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

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	4K UHD (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos

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	n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

with 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

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