Huawei Mate 70 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 70 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.9 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 440ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
  • Lighter design: 201.8g vs 221g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 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 6.9 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1316x2832 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 440 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2500 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 85.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.6 mm (6.48 in) 164.2 mm (6.46 in)
Width 79.5 mm (3.13 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.12 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 201.8 g (7.12 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
89.2 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
85.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2300 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 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process SMIC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon 688
Graphics Maleoon 920 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 825 MHz
FLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1614
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
816
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
5159
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
2210
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1614816
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51592210
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4921n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1443202
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
401378
CPU348688131820
GPU48550278131
Memory40253877130
UX206474114297
NanoReview Score1443202401378
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
1117
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a6 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1117
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
8987
Writing scoren/a9686
Web scoren/a7778
Video editingn/a6256
Data manipulationn/a7941
NanoReview Scoren/a8987

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type n/a LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels n/a 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS HarmonyOS 4.3 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
UI Skin n/a HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 67 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 (79% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:48 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KHM2
Sensor sizen/a1/1.52
Pixel size1.6 μm0.7 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 16 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 18 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX471
Sensor size n/a 1/3.13
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
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
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
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced November, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 350
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 67 W
* 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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