Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Released · Dec 17, 2019
Released · Nov 13, 2020
6.5-inch · 2400x1176px
6.7-inch · 2778x1284px
Quad camera
Triple camera
8GB · 256GB
6GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
3687 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 19, 2019 Oct 13, 2020
MSRP
$ 1100

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches
158.1 x 73.1 x 8.8 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
6.98 oz (198.0 g) 8.03 oz (228.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint 3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Space silver, Cosmic purple, Black, Emerald green, Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 94.06% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2400x1176px, 18.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI 2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Ceramic Shield
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

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

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer 3687 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W
Wireless: 27.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 59min
Browsing
14h 6min
Video
8h 37min
Gaming
8h 1min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
40 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
40 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal Length: 18 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.5"
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.5x
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 65 mm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (7680 fps)
EIS
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
32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n38, n41, n77, n78, n79, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave 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, 32(1500 L-band) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s 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

Alternative variants

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