Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 12 - Which is better?

Huawei Mate 70 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi 12

80 out 100
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
VS
47 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi 12
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 70 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.9 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020, vs Xiaomi Redmi 12, Manufactured in June, 2023with chipsetMediaTek Helio G88. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 70 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 440ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi 12
  • Lighter design: 198.5g vs 221g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 2/128 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 12
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
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Redmi 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.9 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1316x2832 pixels 1080x2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 440 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2500 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 88 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi 12
539 nits
sRGB gamutn/a96.3 %
Response timen/a26 ms
Contrastn/a898:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi 12]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.6 mm (6.48 in) 168.6 mm (6.64 in)
Width 79.5 mm (3.13 in) 76.28 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.17 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 198.5 g (7 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
89.2 %
Xiaomi Redmi 12
88 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 MediaTek Helio G88
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 6/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 2/2.5 (TaiShan V121)		 - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2 (Cortex-A75)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci MediaTek APU
Graphics Maleoon 920 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU Cores 1024 48
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS 96 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1614
Xiaomi Redmi 12
434
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
5159
Xiaomi Redmi 12
1223
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1614434
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51591223
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4921n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate 70 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1443202
Xiaomi Redmi 12
266658
CPU34868884508
GPU48550239522
Memory40253869688
UX20647472940
NanoReview Score1443202266658
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi 12
743
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi 12
9150
Writing scoren/a8646
Web scoren/a8615
Video editingn/a6849
Data manipulationn/a6391
NanoReview Scoren/a9150

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 4 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type n/a LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1800 MHz
Channels n/a 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage Typen/aeMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS HarmonyOS 4.3 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 18 GB
UI Skin n/a HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (88 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes (29% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 2:07 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi 12
22:09
Web Browsingn/a07:58 h
Video Playbackn/a12:45 h
Gamesn/a04:59 h
Standby Moden/a118 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8150x6150 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel size1.6 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.1n/a
Focal length93 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX355
Sensor sizen/a1/2.8
Pixel sizen/a1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.1
Focal length 18 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- 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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a7
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi 12
79.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Budget
Announced November, 2024 yr June, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 159
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Mate 70 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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