Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13

60 out of 100

77 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.39-inch Huawei Mate 20 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 980) that was released on October 1, 2018, against the Apple iPhone 13, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 36 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 20 Pro

The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Comes with 973 mAh larger battery capacity: 4200 vs 3227 mAh
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Has 2 SIM card slots
17% higher pixel density (538 vs 460 PPI)
Supports higher wattage charging (40W versus 20W)
Reverse charging feature
CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Has a built-in infrared port

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13

2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1236K versus 527K)
Shows 28% longer battery life (36:10 vs 28:16 hours)
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Delivers 26% higher peak brightness (837 against 662 nits)
Optical image stabilization
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Huawei
Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
The phone is 3-years newer
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Apple iPhone 13 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	OLED	OLED
Size	6.39 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3120 pixels	1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
PPI	538 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	660 nits	800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	88.14%	86%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	99.1%	129%
PWM	245 Hz	609 Hz
Response time	4 ms	7.5 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	157.8 mm (6.21 inches)	146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width	72.3 mm (2.85 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	8.6 mm (0.34 inches)	7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	189 g (6.67 oz)	174 g (6.14 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Blue, Green, Red	White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock	2600 MHz	3230 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	161653	279447
GPU	130177	395073
Memory	105820	190761
UX	127985	363150
Total score	527718	1236420

Max surface temperature	46.8 °C	45.7 °C
Stability	48%	78%
Graphics test	14 FPS	52 FPS
Graphics score	2480	8702

Web score	6495	-
Video editing	5805	-
Photo editing	14544	-
Data manipulation	7712	-
Writing score	10977	-

RAM size	6, 8 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

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

Operating system	Android 9 (Can be upgraded to Android 10)	iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	EMUI 10.1	-
OS size	15.2 GB	18 GB

Capacity	4200 mAh	3227 mAh
Max charge power	40 W	20 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes, Qi (15 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes, SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)	Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:00 hr	1:46 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	09:49 hr	13:11 hr
Watching video	12:05 hr	14:33 hr
Gaming	04:45 hr	05:23 hr
Standby	95 hr	123 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	Digital	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°
Lenses	3 (40 MP + 8 MP + 20 MP)	2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.73", Sony IMX600 (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	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 80 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 20 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Sensor: 1/2.7" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 14 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of Huawei Mate 20 Pro from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	24 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	5632 x 4224	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	23 mm
Sensor type	CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	-	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	Yes	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	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	October 2018	September 2021
Release date	November 2018	September 2021
SAR (head)	0.4 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	0.96 W/kg	0.98 W/kg
Sensors	- 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

Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13

Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

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Memory

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Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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