Huawei Mate X2 vs Apple iPhone 13 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 22, 2021	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$2785	4GB/128GB - $799 | €939

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches 161.8 x 145.8 x 8.2 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.65 mm (~10.17 mm with camera bump)
Folded
6.37 x2.93 x0.57 inches (161.8 x 74.6 x 14.7 mm)
Weight
10.41 oz / 295.0 g	6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink, White, Black	Red, Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 86.89% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2480x2200px, 414 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
Folding inside the device	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.5 inches 2700 x1160 px OLED 90Hz refresh rate, Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso
Rear cover display
Part of the main display

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Kirin 9000 (5 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz 3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz 4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz	Hexa-core 2x3.23 GHz Avalanche 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard
GPU
Mali-G78	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 8GB/512GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2240
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5213
3D Mark High
Untested	2357
3D Mark Low
Untested	1712

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3227 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 55.0W	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 45min

Browsing

13h 43min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

7h 28min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera, Doubles as a selfie camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.9'' Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F4.4 Focal Length: 240 mm
Fourth camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps) 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
16 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: UW 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

131

Overall

135

Photo

128

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
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
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79, n80, n84	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 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
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E3997A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

With HarmonyOS

OS	HarmonyOS 2

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

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