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Huawei nova 8 5G Apple iPhone 12 mini
Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2021 Nov, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 IOS 14.1 upto iOS 14.2
UI
EMUI 11
NO Google Play Services
NA
Dimensions
160.1 x 74.1 x 76.4 mm (6.30 x 2.92 x 3.01 in) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 in)
Weight
169 g 135 g
Body
NA Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Black, Blue, Green, White Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED capacitive touchscreen, 1B colors Super Retina XDR OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.57 inches
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5.4 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density)
Protection
NA Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Features
90Hz refresh rate, HDR10 HDR10, 625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,3800 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion , 2227 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min
Reverse charging 5W
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 12W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55) Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
Chipset
Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU
Mali-G77 (8-core) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64/128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Quad 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120°, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro- IS Show more

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K 24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. Show more

Front
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
HDR Video 4K
Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only) - for China
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2398, A2399, A2400
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 500 USD $776
Resale Value
High Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
8 Point(s) 4 Point(s)
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