Huawei P30 vs Apple iPhone 13 mini

59 out of 100

73 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Huawei P30 (with HiSilicon Kirin 980) that was released on March 26, 2019, against the Apple iPhone 13 mini, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 30 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Huawei P30

The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Comes with 1244 mAh larger battery capacity: 3650 vs 2406 mAh
Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
Has 2 SIM card slots
CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 mini

73% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (922K versus 532K)
Shows 13% longer battery life (32:14 vs 28:29 hours)
Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (848 against 641 nits)
Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Huawei
Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Stereo speakers
13% higher pixel density (476 vs 422 PPI)
The phone is 2-years and 6-months newer
Better grip in hands – the body is 7.2 mm narrower
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Huawei P30 and Apple iPhone 13 mini crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	OLED	OLED
Size	6.1 inches	5.4 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels	1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
PPI	422 ppi	476 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	-	800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	85.8%	85.1%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	99.6%	99.7%
PWM	240 Hz	510 Hz
Response time	3.6 ms	4.8 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	149.1 mm (5.87 inches)	131.5 mm (5.18 inches)
Width	71.4 mm (2.81 inches)	64.2 mm (2.53 inches)
Thickness	7.6 mm (0.3 inches)	7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	165 g (5.82 oz)	141 g (4.97 oz)
Waterproof	IP53	IP68
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	-
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Blue	White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock	2600 MHz	3200 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 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
Lithography process	7 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G76 MP10	Apple A15 GPU
GPU shading units	360	640
GPU clock	720 MHz	1338 MHz
FLOPS	~518.4 GFLOPS	~1712.6 GFLOPS

CPU	162307	251650
GPU	132631	306762
Memory	105660	162292
UX	128367	194596
Total score	532720	922909

Max surface temperature	38.7 °C	38.8 °C
Stability	47%	79%
Graphics test	14 FPS	53 FPS
Graphics score	2479	8883

Web score	6322	-
Video editing	5712	-
Photo editing	14264	-
Data manipulation	7632	-
Writing score	10798	-

RAM size	6 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128 GB	128, 256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.1	NVMe
Memory card	Nano Memory	No
Memory card max size	Up to 512 GB	-

Operating system	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10)	iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	EMUI 10	-
OS size	12 GB	12 GB

Capacity	3650 mAh	2406 mAh
Max charge power	22.5 W	20 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	No	No
Fast charging	Yes, SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)	Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:10 hr	1:24 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	09:45 hr	10:48 hr
Watching video	13:34 hr	11:55 hr
Gaming	04:30 hr	05:11 hr
Standby	90 hr	124 hr

Main camera
Matrix	40 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	7360 x 4912	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 3x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Dual 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	3 (40 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP)	2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX600 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 80 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Laser autofocus	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 mini 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	26 mm	23 mm
Pixel size	0.8 microns	-
Sensor type	BSI CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.8"	1/3.6"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

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	-
USB version	3.1	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support *	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat *	21	18
5G support	No	Yes

Speakers	Mono	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	Yes	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	March 2019	September 2021
Release date	May 2019	September 2021
SAR (head)	0.33 W/kg	0.97 W/kg
SAR (body)	0.85 W/kg	0.98 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

Huawei P30 vs Apple iPhone 13 mini

Huawei P30 vs Apple iPhone 13 mini

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