Home Phone comparison Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi 15T - Which is better?

Huawei P40 Pro vs Xiaomi 15T

61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
VS
82 out 100
Xiaomi 15T
Huawei P40 Pro
Xiaomi 15T

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Xiaomi 15T, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra. 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 P40 Pro
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15T
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 447ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 194g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.1

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi 15T
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 P40 Pro
vs
Xiaomi 15T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.58 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1200x2640 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 441 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 600 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.5 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
sRGB gamut99.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)365 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.2 mm (6.23 in) 163.2 mm (6.43 in)
Width 72.6 mm (2.86 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - Black
- Gray
- Rose Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %
Xiaomi 15T
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi 15T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 3250 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/2.1 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-A725)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU Cores 576 896
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Xiaomi 15T
1603
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Xiaomi 15T
6413
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11111603
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31316413
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a11228
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
Xiaomi 15T
1872827
CPU217681448609
GPU212255683486
Memory146459396486
UX141962344246
NanoReview Score7183571872827
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Max Surface Temp.34.2 °Cn/a
Stability55 %n/a
Graphics Test19 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3286n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 15
OS Size 16.5 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 11 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (27 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Web Browsing08:10 hn/a
Video Playback13:26 hn/a
Games04:54 hn/a
Standby Mode81 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
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 7680 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX700Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size1/1.281/1.55
Pixel size1.22 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/1.9
Focal length125 mm46 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length18 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX650n/a
Sensor size1/1.541/3.06
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview45n/a
Zoom124n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.44
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
144
Xiaomi 15T
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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 n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8/6/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB
Xiaomi 15T
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2020 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 720 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 650
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15T the clear winner in this comparison.

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