Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Xiaomi 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi 12 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Lighter design: 204g vs 209g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Xiaomi 12 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 521 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 550 nits 970 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hz367 Hz
Response time1 ms5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.66 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Xiaomi 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17401674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43794029
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
CPU347330314669
GPU479118437869
Memory189225204120
UX221513237360
NanoReview Score12371861194018
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °C41.2 °C
Stability39 %67 %
Graphics Test61 fps55 fps
Graphics Score102689299
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Writing scoren/a13132
Web scoren/a10845
Video editingn/a7440
Data manipulationn/a9341
NanoReview Scoren/a11762

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 21 GB 26.5 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 8 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 0:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Web Browsing06:35 h06:40 h
Video Playback13:12 h10:08 h
Games05:03 h04:44 h
Standby Mode84 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 3840 fps (720p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX707
Sensor size1/1.561/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/1.9
Focal length90 mm48 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSamsung JN1
Sensor size1/21/2.76
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm14 mm
SensorSony IMX688Samsung JN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Bokeh8070
Preview6370
Zoom148102

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.5
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a OmniVision OV32b40
Sensor size n/a 1/3.14
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Xiaomi 12 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Xiaomi 12 Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz)GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 999
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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