Huawei Nova 13 Pro vs Xiaomi 12
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000, vs Xiaomi 12, Manufactured in December, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13 Pro
- Larger display: 6.76in
- Higher pixel density: 449ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12
- Lighter design: 180g vs 209g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.76 in | 6.28 in |
| Resolution | 1224x2776 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 449 ppi | 419 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1150 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2 % | 89.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) | 152.7 mm (6.01 in) |
| Width | 74.9 mm (2.95 in) | 69.9 mm (2.75 in) |
| Thickness | 7.82 mm (0.31 in) | 8.16 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP65 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Purple |
- Black - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.84 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.19 (1xA77 L) - 1/2.4 (1xA77 H) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | SMIC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP4 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 864 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | 442.3 GFLOPS | 1675.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 999 | 1702 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2948 | 3977 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 3028 | n/a |
| CPU | 201142 | 308025 |
| GPU | 107873 | 439066 |
| Memory | 198055 | 237645 |
| UX | 146241 | 212297 |
| NanoReview Score | 653311 | 1187033 |
| Stability | n/a | 60 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 52 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 8751 |
| Writing score | n/a | 14840 |
| Web score | n/a | 11534 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7452 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 9643 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 12987 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| UI Skin | EMUI 14.2 | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 67 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 13 min) | Yes (87% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:35 h | 0:46 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 06:17 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 10:46 h |
| Games | n/a | 04:42 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 71 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | 1920 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP Macro: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 69 mm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | OmniVision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 55 |
| Preview | n/a | 69 |
| Zoom | n/a | 72 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 60 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8960x6720 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV60A | OmniVision OV32B40 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.61 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
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 | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | n/a | WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2024 yr | December, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2024 yr | December, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 520 | 580 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 100 W | Yes 67 W |
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