Huawei P40 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

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PHONES
Phone Names	Huawei P40 Pro	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ELS-NX9	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2342
5G bands	1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-NX9	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
	-	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2410, A2411, A2412

Launch
Announced	2020, March 26	2020, October 13
Status	Available. Released 2020, April 07	Available. Released 2020, November 13

Body
Build	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame	Glass front, glass back, stainless steel frame
Dimensions	158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm (6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 in)	160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
SIM	· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Weight	209 g (7.37 oz)	228 g (8.04 oz)
	-	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display
Protection	-	Ceramic Shield glass
Resolution	1200 x 2640 pixels (~441 ppi density)	1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Size	6.58 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio)	6.7 inches, 109.8 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	OLED, 90Hz, HDR10	Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)	Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
Chipset	Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU	Mali-G76 MP16	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
OS	Android 10, EMUI 12, no Google Play Services	iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 26.1

Memory
Card slot	Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)	No
Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM
	-	NVMe

Main Camera
Features	Leica optics, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Triple	50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF TOF 3D, (depth)	12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.9", 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR; gyro-EIS	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

Selfie camera
Features	HDR	HDR
Single	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
3.5mm jack	No	No
35mm jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
Infrared port	Yes	-
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG	Lightning, USB 2.0
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot

Features
Sensors	Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	-	Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery
Charging	40W wired 27W wireless 27W reverse wireless	Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update
Type	Li-Po 4200 mAh	Li-Ion 3687 mAh (14.13 Wh)

Misc
Colors	Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black	Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue
Models	ELS-NX9, ELS-N04, ELS-AN00, ELS-TN00	A2411, A2342, A2410, A2412, iPhone13,4
Price	€ 360.00 / £ 335.00	$ 328.00 / C$ 549.75 / £ 270.67 / € 339.00
SAR EU	-	0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)

Pricing
128GB 6GB RAM	-	$ 599.99
256GB 6GB RAM	-	$ 728.45
256GB 8GB RAM	$ 714.88	-
512GB 6GB RAM	-	$ 886.67
RENEWED	$ 680.00	$ 627.00

Tests
Battery life	Endurance rating 94h	Endurance rating 95h
Camera	Photo / Video	Photo / Video
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker	-27.5 LUFS (Good)	-23.8 LUFS (Very good)
Performance	AnTuTu: 496356 (v8) GeekBench: 12848 (v4.4), 3197 (v5.1) GFXBench: 31fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 638584 (v8) GeekBench: 4240 (v5.1) GFXBench: 55fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

OUR TESTS
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 94h	Endurance rating 95h
Camera	Photo / Video	Photo / Video
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)	822 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-27.5 LUFS (Good)	-23.8 LUFS (Very good)
Performance	AnTuTu: 496356 (v8) GeekBench: 12848 (v4.4), 3197 (v5.1) GFXBench: 31fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 638584 (v8) GeekBench: 4240 (v5.1) GFXBench: 55fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)