Huawei nova 3i vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova 3i	Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Released · Aug 18, 2018	Released · Oct 23, 2020
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px	6.1-inch · 2532x1170px
Dual camera	Triple camera
4GB · 128GB	6GB · 128GB
3340 mAh	2815 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches 157.6 x 75.2 x 7.6 mm	5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.6 x 7.4 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	6.66 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite

Display

Size
6.3-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
82.29 %	86.93 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Type
3340 mAh	2815 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 2min

Browsing

12h 35min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

6h 46min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 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
24 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

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, 5, 7, 8, 28	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 38, 40, 41	Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G
Bands 6, 5, 1	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

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

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 1000 / € 1150
In The Box
	USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 13, 2020

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 1100

with 512GB storage


Memory	512GB
MSRP	$ 1300

Links

Full specifications
Huawei nova 3i Specs	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Specs
PhoneArena Review
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User Reviews
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