Apple iPhone 12 vs. Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Apple iPhone 12 and Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone 12 vs. Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 12 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A2403 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.7 mm 163.6 mm Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has greater height than Apple iPhone 12.
Width 71.5 mm 74.7 mm Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has greater width than Apple iPhone 12.
Depth 7.4 mm 9.15 mm Apple iPhone 12 is narrower than Apple iPhone 12.
Weight 164 g 215 g Apple iPhone 12 is lighter than Apple iPhone 12.
Body Colour Black | White | Red | Blue | Green | Purple Black | Cyan
Body Material Glass, aerospace-grade aluminium -
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Apple iPhone 12 is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP68 IP68
Repairability Index 6.6 (out of 10) 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.98 W/kg (head), 3.8 W/kg (limb) 1.25 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head), 2.97 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type Lightning USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Apple iPhone 12 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Super Retina XDR Display LTPO OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.1" 6.81" Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 12.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2532 x 1170 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 12.
Pixel Density 460 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness 625 cd/m² 1000 cd/m² Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better display brightness than Apple iPhone 12.
Colour Depth - 1073.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 2000000:1 -
HDR Yes - Apple iPhone 12 has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 -
Display Enhancement Technology Dolby Vision -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features True Tone display, Edge-to-Edge screen, Wide colour display (P3), Haptic touch, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), 1200 nits max brightness (HDR) -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Ceramic Shield -
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 12 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A14 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Clock Speed - 2.995 GHz
Processor Core Qty 6-core 8-core Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has higher processor core quantity than Apple iPhone 12.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 730
MEMORY Apple iPhone 12 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
RAM - 8 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 12.
CAMERA Apple iPhone 12 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 12.
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.6 F/1.8 Apple iPhone 12 has better lens aperture than Apple iPhone 12.
Lens Construction 7-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Apple iPhone 12 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom 2x -
Digital Zoom 5x -
Special Effects Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono -
HDR Mode Smart HDR 3 -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, night mode, Live Photos, Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos, Time Lapse (Night mode) Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Documents, Night Shot, Panoramic mode, Multi-video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Apple iPhone 12 has face detection.
Light Source True Tone LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Cinematic video stabilisation, Playback zoom, geotagging, Stereo Recording, Continuous autofocus video, 8MP still photos recording 4K video, Time‑lapse video with stabilisation, Slow Sync, Advanced red-eye correction, Optical image stabilization for video, HEIF image capture, Audio zoom, 100% Focus Pixels, Digital zoom up to 3x for video, QuickTake video, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), Extended dynamic range for video at 60 fps, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording up to 30 fps Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Ultra Fusion
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better second camera resolution than Apple iPhone 12.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better second camera lens aperture than Apple iPhone 12.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) 5-element -
Field of View (2nd Camera) 120 degree(s) -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) 5-piece lens, Lens correction -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 64 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/3.5
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3.5x
Digital Zoom - 100x
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.4 Apple iPhone 12 has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 12.
Special Effects (Front) Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono -
HDR Mode (Front) Smart HDR 3 -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, night mode, Live Photos, Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos, Time Lapse (Night mode) Timer mode, Watermark mode, Smile Shot, Portrait, Filter mode, Mirror mode, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition Face recognition, Smile Capture Both phones have face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4096 x 3072
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Front) Auto image stabilisation, Animoji, Memoji, TrueDepth camera, Cinematic video stabilisation, Extended dynamic range for video at 30 fps, QuickTake video, Time‑lapse video with stabilisation, Lens correction, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording up to 30 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 12 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 4600 mAh
Fast Charging Technology Apple fast charging technology, Apple MagSafe wireless charging Honor SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 30 min
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi -
Run Time Details Playback (video): up to 17 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 11 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 65 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 12 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System iOS 14 Android 12
User Interface - Magic UI 6.0
Intelligent Assistant Siri -
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 12 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Data Transmission EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi, Gigabit LTE, LAA, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 5, Band 8, Band 10, Band 25 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 850, 900, 1700 EAWS, 1900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 30, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 -
5G NR Band N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25, n12 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Yes - Apple iPhone 12 has UWB wireless technology.
MEDIA Apple iPhone 12 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards Audible, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AC-3, AAC-LC, LPCM, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC, EAC3, HE-AAC v2 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, apt-X, LDAC, AWB, MP4, MID, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards M-JPEG, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4 Part 2, HEIF MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Dolby Digital sound -
Video Enhancements HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 -
FEATURES Apple iPhone 12 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope, 3D ToF sensor
Security Devices Face recognition Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology Face ID 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features AirDrop function, Audio zoom function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, QuickType keyboard, Night Shift, Apple TV support (2nd or later), AirPlay Mirroring, Next-generation Neural Engine, Apple MagSafe, Express Transit cards with power reserve, 4K HDR AirPlay Mirroring, FaceTime HD (1080p), RTT/TTY compatible HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Apple iPhone 12 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Included Accessories Lightning to USB-C cable Translucent case, 100W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance 6 m -
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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