Huawei Mate 20 vs. Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 20 vs. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - A2407
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 146.7 mm Huawei Mate 20 has greater height than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Width 77.2 mm 71.5 mm Huawei Mate 20 has greater width than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Depth 8.3 mm 7.4 mm Apple iPhone 12 Pro is narrower than Huawei Mate 20.
Weight 188 g 187 g Apple iPhone 12 Pro is lighter than Huawei Mate 20.
Body Colour Midnight blue | Twilight | Black Graphite | Silver | Gold | Pacific blue
Body Material - Surgical‑grade stainless steel, textured matt glass
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Apple iPhone 12 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP68
Repairability Index - 6.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.44 W/kg (head), 2.57 W/kg (limb) 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Super Retina XDR Display
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.1" Huawei Mate 20 has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2532 x 1170 pixels Apple iPhone 12 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 381 ppi 460 ppi Apple iPhone 12 Pro has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 20.
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 2000000:1
HDR - Yes Apple iPhone 12 Pro has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision
Display Features - True Tone display, 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 Huawei Mate 20 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Apple A14 Bionic
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 6-core Huawei Mate 20 has higher processor core quantity than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 20 has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
RAM 4 GB -
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.6 Apple iPhone 12 Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Lens Construction - 7-element
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Dual OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) Apple iPhone 12 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 26 mm
Optical Zoom - 4x
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects HDR Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono
HDR Mode - Smart HDR 3
Camera Modes - Burst mode, Panorama, night mode, low-light shots, Live Photos, Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos, Time Lapse (Night mode), Apple ProRAW
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection Face recognition Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash True Tone LED flash
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
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, 3D Live Emoji 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, QuickTake video, Extended dynamic range for video at 60 fps, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording up to 60 fps, Smart HDR 3 with Scene Detection, Digital zoom up to 6x for video
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has better second camera resolution than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Huawei Mate 20 has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) - 13 mm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 5-piece lens, Lens correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Apple iPhone 12 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Huawei Mate 20.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.0 Apple iPhone 12 Pro has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Apple iPhone 12 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 52 mm
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - 6-piece lens, Focus Pixels
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 12 Pro.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 20 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono
HDR Mode (Front) - Smart HDR 3
Camera Modes (Front) - Burst 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), Smart HDR 3 with Scene Detection
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Apple iPhone 12 Pro has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Retina Flash
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
Camera Features (Front) 3D Depth Sensing Camera 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, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh -
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Apple fast charging technology, Apple MagSafe wireless charging Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Apple iPhone 12 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Run Time Details - Playback (video): up to 17 hrs
Playback (streamed video): up to 11 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 65 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Apple iPhone 12 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie iOS 14
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 9.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Siri
Payment Technology - Apple Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi, Gigabit LTE, LAA, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 5, Band 8, Band 10, Band 25
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 850, 900, 1700 EAWS, 1900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 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 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 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 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) - Yes Apple iPhone 12 Pro has UWB wireless technology.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 Audible, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AC-3, AAC-LC, LPCM, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC, EAC3, HE-AAC v2
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP M-JPEG, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4 Part 2, HEIF
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Dolby Digital sound
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer, LiDAR scanner
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition
Security Technology - Face ID
Additional Phone Features Wi-Fi Miracast, Neural Network Processing Unit AirDrop function, Audio zoom function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, QuickType keyboard, Night Shift, Apple TV support (2nd or later), Raise to wake, Next-generation Neural Engine, Express Transit cards with power reserve, 4K HDR AirPlay Mirroring, FaceTime HD (1080p), RTT/TTY compatible
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case Lightning to USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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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