Huawei P30 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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9.0	9.0
Huawei P30 Pro	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Released · Apr 05, 2019	Released · Nov 13, 2020
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px	6.7-inch · 2778x1284px
Quad camera	Triple camera
6GB · 128GB	6GB · 128GB
4200 mAh	3687 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2019	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$1100

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches 158 x 73.4 x 8.41 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
6.77 oz (192.0 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
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Amber sunrise, Breathing crystal, Aurora, Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 88.61% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 398 PPI	2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Type
4200 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: 15.0W	Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 39min

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" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 125 mm	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 (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (960 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, 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
32 MP (HDR)	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 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), 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD	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, 32	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	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 27, 2019 FCC ID value: QISVOG-LX9
Measured SAR
Head: 0.79 W/kg Body: 0.64 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.36 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.88 W/kg Phablet: 2.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

with 512 GB storage


Memory	8GB/512GB

with 512GB storage


Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

with 256 GB of storage


Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei P30 Pro Specs	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs
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Huawei P30 Pro Review	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Review
User Reviews
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