iPhone X vs. Huawei P20 Pro: Who wins the race?

How people keep forgetting Apple was not the first company who introduces notch in their smartphones. Apple not copied but give notch a good haircut to make it change and the story continues. Huawei’s newest flagship smartphone with triple lens camera alongside with a short notch with high end specs. Can Huawei P20 Pro  wins the race with American most owned and popular mobile phone’s company? That’s why we’re here to find out.

SPECIFICATIONS

	Huawei P20 Pro	iPhone X
Dimensions and Weight	155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm. Weight: 180g	143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm. Weight: 174g
Display	6.1 inch (82.0 screen-to-body ratio), 1080 x 2240 pixels with 408 ppi density and AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	5.8 inch (82.9 screen-to-body ratio) 1145 x 2436 pixels with 458 ppi density and Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Memory	RAM: 6GB. ROM: 128 GB	RAM: 3GB. ROM: 64/256 GB
Software	Android 8.1 Oreo	iOS 11.1.1, upgradable to iOS 11.3
Hardware	Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset with Octa-core 2.4GHz processor	A11 Bionic chipset with Hexa-core 2.39GHz processor
Camera	24MP f/2.0 aperture front camera + Triple: 40MP f/1.8 aperture, 20MP f/1.6 aperture and 8MP f/2.4 aperture rear camera with LED flash	7MP f/2.2 aperture front camera + Dual: 12MP f/1.8 aperture and 12MP f/2.4 aperture rear camera with quad-LED dual-tone flash
Connectivity	2G/3G/4G Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS	2G/3G/4G Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS
Battery	Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-lon 2716 mAh battery
Additional Features	Fingerprint (front-mounted), Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min)	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min, Qi wireless charging

DESIGN AND DURABILITY

Yes there is notch, how do people keep forgetting apple was not the first who introduced notch design in his smartphone. First was the most unpopular Essential mobile phone company who introduces notch and the worlds smallest notch. After that Apple give it a nice trim to make it elegant with its small chin design smartphone. After that notch in different smartphone with different sizes and the Huawei is the one with big chin but small notch as compared to Apple.

IPhone X has big notch on its top because of its face Id camera and sensors. There’s no fingerprint sensor at all. The back is also finished in glass, though the colors are less adventurous than the P20 Pro. The camera modules are pretty similar. Interestingly, both phones weigh exactly the same, but the iPhone X is significantly smaller in hand.

People love the curved glass design of the P20 Pro at the front and on the back with changing its shade in different angles of light, particularly the twilight finish, with its mix of green, blue, and purple. Huawei has chosen to put the fingerprint sensors on the front, in the old traditional spot beneath the screen.

Overall we prefer the IPhone because of its one handed design and the overall looks from the front and the back. And the P20 Pro looks sleek from its own small notch design and multi shaded back glass.

Winner: Apple IPhone X

DISPLAY

The Huawei P20 Pro boasts a 6.1-inch OLED screen with a 2 240 x 1080 pixel screen resolution. The Apple iPhone X has a 5.8-inch AMOLED with a resolution of 2436 x 1125 pixels. They’re both great screens, employing essentially the same tech. Apple’s iPhone X screen is sharper at 458 pixels per inch (ppi), compared to 408ppi in the P20 Pro, but the P20 Pro has a slightly larger screen. We’re giving a narrow win to the iPhone X here.

Winner: Apple IPhone X

CAMERA

In recent years cameras in smartphone plays important key role. Many audiences have now a days main focus is on camera shootouts. Huawei P20 Pro has 3 camera sensors on back which are manufauctured by Lecia. Primary is 40-megapixel shooter with an ƒ/1.8 aperture and an absolutely massive 1/1.7-inch image sensor. Above it is an 8-MP, ƒ/2.4 telephoto lens that enables 3x optical zoom, while a 20-MP, ƒ/1.6 monochrome unit on the bottom rounds out the trio.

One of the things Huawei phone have always excelled at is low-light photography, and the P20 Pro looks to continue in the same vein. The phone pulls light information from the 40-megapixel sensor in addition to the monochrome sensor, and the P20 Pro definitely looks like it’s going to outperform the iPhone X in low light scenarios.

On the front there is massive 24 megapixels sensor with aperture of (ƒ/1.6) which gives more light in the low light scenarios. Due to its massive 24 megapixels it has ability to crop image further then the iphone compared to 8 megapixels.

Apple iphone X has dual vertical style 12MP WIde-angle and telephoto lens with ƒ/1.8 aperture primary camera and ƒ/2.4 aperture on its wide angle camera. Both sensors have optical image stabilization with quad led dual tone. Telephoto camera sensor also for portrait mode.

Apple Iphone X known for its best portrait mode camera after the Google Pixel 2 Xl. But it keeps the edge only on the front camera because it has AI portrait mode. Which can also be in Huawei P20 Pro by software update.

Overall winner of the smartphone camera comparison in this battle is Huawei P20 Pro as the DXO mark results also it jumps to the 1st place in camera.

Winner: Huawei P20 Pro

PERFORMANCE

Apple’s IPone X is backed up with its A11 Bionic chip which is fastest chip set in any smartphone right now IPhone X has half of the ram 3GB as compared to its rival Huawei P20 Pro has 6GB. But both IOS and Android handles ram differently. In every benchmark result IPhone X is faster.

Apple IPhone X and Huawei P20 Pro Both don’t offer SD card slot expansion like other manufacturers. IPhone X comes in 64GB or 256GB internal storage and Huawei P20 Pro comes with 128GB internal storage option only.

Winner: Apple IPhone X

BATTERY LIFE

When talking about battery life and charging here huawei P20 Pro takes the clear edge. Huawei P20 Pro has huge non removeable 4000mah battery with its quick charge 3.0 option with you can charge your phone 58% in 30 minutes. Iphone X has removeable 2716mah Battery, It also has fast charging but to get the fast charging you have to buy the separate adapter and cable for it which costs around 100$, with huawei you get the Adapter and fast charging cable with box. Iphone X has lightning USB connector where as P20 Pro has USB C.

Winner: Huawei P20 Pro

DISPLAY

Apple IPhone X has 5.8 inch OLED screen with resolution of 2436 x 1125 pixels. Apple’s OLED screen manufactured by Samsung its brightest and sharper due to it has 600 nits brightness and 458 pixels per inch (ppi) density. On the other hand Huawei P20 Pro has slight larger screen of 6.1 inch OLED screen with resolution of 2 240 x 1080 pixel due to larger in screen it has lesser pixel per inch 408ppi as compared to 458. Here Apple Iphone X takes the lead.

Winner: Apple IPhone X

OPERATING SYSTEM (OS)

Apple has biggest edge to its smartphone like Google Pixel it has its own software and hardware, As newer version of IOS rolls out it will receive update via OTA or Itunes. Huaweil P20 Pro has its own user interface based on android name EMUI 8.1 which is not stocked, it has bunch of features on its on skin. Which leads to a slower updates as the huawei makes new or updated EMUI user interface of newer version of android. Currently Huawei P20 Pro is running on latest android version 8.1 oreo. Apple’s iphone runs IOS 11.3.

Winner: Apple IPhone X

PRICE

There is significant difference in price of 100 Euro or or 116 USD, IPhone’s Apple staring price(64GB) of 1000 Euro or 1160 USD. On the other hand Huawei P20 Pro is 100 Euro or 116 USD cheaper then IPhone X. Huawei P20 Pro’s price is 900 Euro or 1050 USD.

As both phones released world wide, they both are easily available.

Winner: Huawei P20 Pro

WHO WINS THE RACE? APPLE’S IPHONE X

Apple’s Iphone X wins the race because its the most popular brand in USA Its record breaking sales and mainly due Apple’s best after sales service. No doubt Huawei P20 Pro is outstanding phone, if your preference is camera then P20 Pro is for you. If your preference is design and build no doubt apple is far a head from huawei.

Overall Winner: Apple IPhone X