Huawei P40 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Lighter design: 208g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4200mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.58 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1200x2640 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 441 ppi 386 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.5 % 89.8 %
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 Mi 10 Pro
858 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %98.6 %
PWM (Flicker)365 Hz373 Hz
Response time3 ms2.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.2 mm (6.23 in) 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
Width 72.6 mm (2.86 in) 74.8 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- White
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 2840 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)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon 698
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 576 768
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
1233
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
3417
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11111233
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31313417
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
716770
CPU217681209297
GPU212255208395
Memory146459135875
UX141962163203
NanoReview Score718357716770
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
4557
Max Surface Temp.34.2 °C36.5 °C
Stability55 %99 %
Graphics Test19 fps27 fps
Graphics Score32864557
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P40 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
11408
Writing scoren/a14241
Web scoren/a8276
Video editingn/a6525
Data manipulationn/a8791
NanoReview Scoren/a11408

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 3.0
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13.0)
OS Size 16.5 GB 30 GB
UI Skin EMUI 11 MIUI 12.5 Enhanced

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 50 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (27 W) Yes (30 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 40 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
20:23
Web Browsing08:10 h08:11 h
Video Playback13:26 h12:20 h
Games04:54 h04:49 h
Standby Mode81 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.7x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 7680 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX700Samsung Bright S5KHMX
Sensor size1/1.281/1.33
Pixel size1.22 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.0
Focal length125 mm50 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K2L7
Sensor sizen/a1/2.6
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP20 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length18 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX650Sony IMX350
Sensor size1/1.541/2.8
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
134
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
104
Overall camera score
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
124
Bokeh75n/a
Preview45n/a
Zoom124n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
103
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
144
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
119

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B2100))
LTE category2122
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
84.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2020 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 720 950
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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