Huawei P30 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.47-inch Huawei P30 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 980) that was released on March 26, 2019, against the Apple iPhone 12, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 1 year and 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei P30 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Comes with 1385 mAh larger battery capacity: 4200 vs 2815 mAh
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Has a 0.37 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (40W versus 18W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12
- 78% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1341K versus 751K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- 16% higher pixel density (460 vs 398 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 6 months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A14 Bionic
- 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1997 and 927 points
- Weighs 28 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.47 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 398 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 570 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 231 Hz | 226 Hz |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | 16 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
P30 Pro
6.47″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.9 in2
iPhone 12
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158 mm (6.22 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 73.4 mm (2.89 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Orange | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP10 | Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 240 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 720 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~345.6 GFLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3750 | 17099 |
| Single-core score | 927 | 1997 |
| Multi-core score | 2978 | 4665 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 323300 | 402035 |
| GPU | 106985 | 336490 |
| Memory | 153206 | 153915 |
| UX | 168335 | 449135 |
| Total score | 751826 | 1341575 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [10 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 13 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2651 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 49% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 676 | 2155 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7533 | - |
| Video editing | 5711 | - |
| Photo editing | 14148 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7454 | - |
| Writing score | 10838 | - |
Recent User Tests
Huawei P30 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Adiit) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4204 |
| 📘 2026-08-01 (Kiên 🐜) | AnTuTu 11 | 738484 |
| 📘 2026-05-16 (Absolute_Subzero) | AnTuTu 11 | 746551 |
| 📘 2026-05-01 (gay) | AnTuTu 11 | 756021 |
| 📘 2026-04-03 -> taotentoan5 | AnTuTu 11 | 731160 |
Apple iPhone 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-26 (Hellomt) | AnTuTu 11 | 1334721 |
| 📘 2026-03-25 (🇷🇺010) | AnTuTu 11 | 1384982 |
| 📘 2026-03-23 (Roma) | AnTuTu 11 | 1326030 |
| 📘 2026-03-06 (RuL) | AnTuTu 11 | 1365684 |
| 📘 2026-02-16 (hypothetic nuisance) | AnTuTu 11 | 1341575 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | Nano Memory | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | EMUI 12 | - |
| OS size | 13.4 GB | 7 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4200 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max charge power | 40 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:25 hr | 08:00 hr |
| Watching video | 13:36 hr | 12:09 hr |
| Gaming | 05:24 hr | 04:35 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 40 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 7360 x 4912 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 40 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 20 MP 4) Depth |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX650 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | - |
| Focal length | 125 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 20 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.7" (≈ 0.37 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 55 |
| Preview | - | 74 |
| Zoom | - | 60 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei P30 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 110 | 127 |
| Video | 130 | 140 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.1 | - |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 21 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2019 | October 2020 |
| Release date | May 2019 | October 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1000 | $800 |
| Successor | - Huawei Pura 80 Pro | - Apple iPhone 17 |
| SAR (head) | 0.154 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.63 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 12 is definitely a better buy.
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