Huawei Mate 20 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2018	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$1100

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches 158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm	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)
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	8.03 oz / 228.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Green, Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.98% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 820 nits	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 381 PPI	2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Yes
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2071
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4844
3D Mark High
Untested	2481
3D Mark Low
Untested	1792

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	3687 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

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
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 6 GB RAM

Memory	6GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

Links

Full specifications
Huawei Mate 20 Specs	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs
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