Apple iPhone 15 vs Huawei nova 12 Ultra

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - USA; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - China, Hong Kong

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - China, Hong Kong

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A, 1 Gbps download, 500 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-09

2023-12
Status

2023-09

2024-01

Design
Build

Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame

Glass front, silicone polymer back (eco leather)
SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM - global version; Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA; Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

147.6 mm

163.1 mm
Width

71.6 mm

75 mm
Thickness

7.8 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

171 g

198 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

-
Waterproof

IP68 (6m and 30 mins)

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow

Black, Blue, White

Display
Display type

Super Retina XDR OLED

LTPO OLED
Physical size

6.1 inches

6.76 inches
Resolution

1179 x 2256 pixels

1224 x 2776 pixels
Pixel density

461 ppi

449 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Ceramic Shield glass

Kunlun Glass
Display features

HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)

HDR, 120Hz

Hardware
CPU

Hexa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 3.46 GHz Everest

Single-core 2.62 GHz Taishan Big
CPU(second)

quad-core 2.02 GHz Sawtooth

Triple-core 2.15 GHz Taishan Mid
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.53 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

Kirin 9000S
GPU

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Maleoon 910 MP4
Memory RAM

6 GB

12 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

512, 1024 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

NVMe

-

OS
OS

iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.0.3

HarmonyOS 4.0

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1.0 µm, 10x digital zoom

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0 , 27 mm, 10x digital zoom
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 13 mm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 112˚
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

8192 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.

4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording, Smart HDR 5, photographic styles, cinematic mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

Dual
Selfie camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1/3.6"

(telephoto) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 52 mm
SL 3D

(ultrawide) , 60 MP, f/2.4 , 17 mm, 100˚
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

8960 x 6720 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, HDR, Cinematic mode, Smart HDR 5, digital image stabilization, autofocus

Face unlock, HDR, autofocus
Selfie camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

No
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

No

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes; NFC-SIM, HCE
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, Face ID, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, virtual proximity sensing