Apple iPhone 17 vs Huawei nova 12s
Apple
iPhone 17
Huawei
nova 12s
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Huawei
- Release date
- September 2025, 9 months ago
- March 2024, 2 years 3 months ago
- Launch price
- € 959.00 ($ 1,122.77)
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- AnTuTu
- 2.084.100 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
- 587.561 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 76% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.3"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1206 x 2622 px QHD
- 1084 x 2412 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- Oled
- Density
- 458 ppi Very high density
- 395 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, HLG, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A19
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (SM7325)
- CPU
- 6Core TSMC N3P
- 1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 6 nm
- Frequency
- 4 GHz
- 2.4 GHz
- GPU
- 5 core GPU
- Adreno 642L
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 8 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX904
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- Pixel size
- 1.22 µm
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- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
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- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 960 fps
- Features
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Front camera
- Resolution
- 18 Mpx
- 60 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 2.4
- Sensor
- Sony IMX914
- Omnivision OV60A
- Pixel size
- 0.96 µm
- 0.61 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 3692 mAh
- 4500 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 40.0W
- Yes , 66.0W
- Wireless charging
- 25W Wireless Charging
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- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
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- Runtime
- ~ 41h
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- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- NVMe
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- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 71.5 mm 149.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.0 mm 161.0 mm 6.9 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 177 g
- 168 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Plastic , Glass
- Colors
- Black White Blue Pink Green
- Black White Blue
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
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- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
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- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
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- Usable surface
- 90 %
- 89 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 26 iOS 26
- HarmonyOS 4 HarmonyOS 4.0
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
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Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n258 mmWave (26GHz), n260 mmWave (39GHz), n261 mmWave (28GHz)
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- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- No
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
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- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Stereo Speakers
