Home Phone comparison Huawei P30 and Xiaomi 17 - Which is better?

Huawei P30 vs Xiaomi 17

50 out 100
Huawei P30
VS
93 out 100
Xiaomi 17
Huawei P30
Xiaomi 17

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Xiaomi 17, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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 P30
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 191g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17
  • Larger display: 6.3in
  • Higher pixel density: 464ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6330mAh vs 3650mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 and Xiaomi 17
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P30
vs
Xiaomi 17

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1220x2656 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 464 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 120 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30
629 nits
Xiaomi 17
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 149.1 mm (5.87 in) 151.1 mm (5.95 in)
Width 71.4 mm (2.81 in) 71.8 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Blue - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30
85.8 %
Xiaomi 17
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 and Xiaomi 17 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 4610 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 360 1536
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P30
957
Xiaomi 17
3610
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30
2513
Xiaomi 17
11098
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9573610
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)251311098
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30
588682
Xiaomi 17
3288454
CPU192129867585
GPU1597911185826
Memory109920526143
UX126842708900
NanoReview Score5886823288454
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30
2479
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.7 °Cn/a
Stability47 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2479n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30
8482
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Writing score10879n/a
Web score6709n/a
Video editing5704n/a
Data manipulation7470n/a
NanoReview Score8482n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 16
OS Size 12 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 10 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 3650 mAh 6330 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:10 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30
18:54
Xiaomi 17
n/a
Web Browsing07:35 hn/a
Video Playback12:30 hn/a
Games04:36 hn/a
Standby Mode85 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2.6x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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 960 fps (720p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 102 °
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 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
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length27 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX600Omnivision 950L LightHunter
Sensor size1/1.71/1.31
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length80 mm60 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/41/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length17 mm17 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50M
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.88
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.61 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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 n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71)
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30
82.4 dB
Xiaomi 17
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2019 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 17 the clear winner in this comparison.

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