Apple iPhone XS Max vs Huawei P30 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	Mar 26, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$1099

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm	6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches 152.9 x 72.7 x 7.4 mm
Weight
7.34 oz / 208.0 g	5.61 oz / 159.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Space gray	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.29% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 625 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2312x1080px, 415 PPI
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB	4GB/128GB 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3179 mAh, Li - Ion	3340 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 33min

Video

5h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	24 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 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	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3219A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1449

With 6GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.

Memory	6GB/256GB (UFS 2.1)
Main camera	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Weight	5.39 oz / 152.9 g

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1249