Huawei nova vs Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€399	$729

Design

Dimensions
5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 inches 141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm	5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.15 oz / 146.0 g	4.76 oz / 135.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body	5.4-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 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
4 (Poor)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 506	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2018
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4334
3D Mark High
Untested	2214
3D Mark Low
Untested	1389

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Battery

Type
3020 mAh, Li - Polymer	2227 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 4min

Browsing

10h 56min

Video

5h 10min

Gaming

5h 10min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
8 MP	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	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	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	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, 3, 7, 8, 20	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
38	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2016 FCC ID value: QISCAN-LX1
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$779

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

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