Huawei Mate 70 Pro vs Xiaomi 13 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 70 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.9 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020, vs Xiaomi 13 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 70 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Lighter design: 221g vs 227g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Xiaomi 13 Ultra
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1316x2832 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 440 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1201 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.6 mm (6.48 in) 163.18 mm (6.42 in)
Width 79.5 mm (3.13 in) 74.64 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 9.06 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Eco Leather
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
89.2 %
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Xiaomi 13 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 6/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 2/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon
Graphics Maleoon 920 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1614
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1995
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
5159
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
5419
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16141995
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51595419
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4921n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1443202
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1524921
CPU348688389140
GPU485502596405
Memory402538297015
UX206474242361
NanoReview Score14432021524921
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
11992
Max Surface Temp.n/a52 °C
Stabilityn/a89 %
Graphics Testn/a71 fps
Graphics Scoren/a11992

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type n/a LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels n/a 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS 4.3 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
UI Skin n/a HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (88 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
23:30
Web Browsingn/a09:36 h
Video Playbackn/a13:10 h
Gamesn/a05:28 h
Standby Moden/a117 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 503 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 5x
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 960 fps (720p) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP503 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9 - 4.0
Focal length24 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX989
Sensor sizen/a1/1
Pixel size1.6 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/3.0
Focal length93 mm120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor sizen/a1/2.51
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length13 mm12 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor sizen/a1/2.51
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
138
Video quality
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
140
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a147

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 18 mm 22 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.14
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital 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 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
123
Video quality
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
137

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
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 SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM B3 / B5 / B8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
89.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 1499
Sensors - 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 100 W Yes 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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