Home Phone comparison Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Ultra - Which is better?

Huawei P40 Pro vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra

61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
VS
95 out 100
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
Huawei P40 Pro
Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra, Manufactured in December, 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 P40 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 224g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6800mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Ultra
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 17 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.58 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1200x2640 pixels 1200x2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 441 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 92.5 % 92.4 %
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 17 Ultra
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) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 72.6 mm (2.86 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 8.29 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 224 g (7.9 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Eco Leather
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
92.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 4610 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 576 1536
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
3510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
10993
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11113510
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)313110993
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
3963774
CPU2176811198653
GPU2122551458267
Memory146459501472
UX141962805382
NanoReview Score7183573963774
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
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 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 16
OS Size 16.5 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 11 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 6800 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (27 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 40 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:15 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
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, 4.3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 7680 fps (720p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 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 IMX700n/a
Sensor size1/1.281/1 (1)
Pixel size1.22 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP200 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.4 - 3.0
Focal length125 mm100 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length18 mm14 mm
SensorSony IMX650OmniVision OV50M40
Sensor size1/1.541/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel size1 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview45n/a
Zoom124n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.61 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
144
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 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
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
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 B2 / B3 / B5 / B8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
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/B25/B26/B28/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 17 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2020 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr December, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 720 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- 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 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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