Huawei Mate 40 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13
72
out of 100
VS
77
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.76-inch Huawei Mate 40 Pro (with Kirin 9000 5G) that was released on October 22, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 13, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 40 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has a 0.66 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1173 mAh larger battery capacity: 4400 vs 3227 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 20W)
- Slow-motion recording at 3840FPS
- Fingerprint scanner
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Thinner bezels – 8.1% more screen real estate
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13
- Shows 37% longer battery life (36:10 vs 26:25 hours)
- 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1236K versus 907K)
- Optical image stabilization
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Huawei
- 74% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2191 and 1258 points
- Weighs 38 grams less
- The phone is 10-months newer
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.76 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1344 x 2772 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 441 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 94.1% | 86% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.5% | 129% |
| PWM | 367 Hz | 609 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 7.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) | 7.65 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 212 g (7.48 oz) | 174 g (6.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Kirin 9000 5G | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3130 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.54 GHz: Cortex-A77 - 1 core at 3.13 GHz: Cortex-A77 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G78 MP24 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 759 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2331.6 GFLOPS | ~1712.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 242171 | 279447 |
| GPU | 315801 | 395073 |
| Memory | 155272 | 190761 |
| UX | 188275 | 363150 |
| Total score | 907784 | 1236420 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 35.1 °C | 45.7 °C |
| Stability | 53% | 78% |
| Graphics test | 32 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5522 | 8702 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10160 | - |
| Video editing | 6864 | - |
| Photo editing | 27125 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9754 | - |
| Writing score | 15993 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | Nano Memory | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 | iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | EMUI 11 | - |
| OS size | 18.2 GB | 18 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 3227 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, HUAWEI SuperCharge (87% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:46 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:10 hr | 13:11 hr |
| Watching video | 13:28 hr | 14:33 hr |
| Gaming | 04:51 hr | 05:23 hr |
| Standby | 75 hr | 123 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 3840 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (50 MP + 12 MP + 20 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX700 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| Ultra-wide lens |
- 20 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 18 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 14 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Depth lens | Yes | - |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei Mate 40 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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 * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | 22 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2020 | September 2021 |
| Release date | November 2020 | September 2021 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 13 . But if the camera and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Mate 40 Pro .
