Home Phone comparison Huawei P50 Pro and Xiaomi 17T - Which is better?

Huawei P50 Pro vs Xiaomi 17T

67 out 100
Huawei P50 Pro
VS
84 out 100
Xiaomi 17T
Huawei P50 Pro
Xiaomi 17T

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P50 Pro Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G, vs Xiaomi 17T, Manufactured in May, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 200g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17T
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4360mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P50 Pro and Xiaomi 17T
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 P50 Pro
vs
Xiaomi 17T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.6 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1228x2700 pixels 1268x2756 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 550 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
Xiaomi 17T
3329 nits
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P50 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.8 mm (6.25 in) 157.6 mm (6.2 in)
Width 72.8 mm (2.87 in) 75.2 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.17 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %
Xiaomi 17T
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P50 Pro and Xiaomi 17T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Adreno 660 n/a
GPU Cores 1024 n/a
GPU Frequency 840 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Xiaomi 17T
1704
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Xiaomi 17T
6686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13691704
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)36446686
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 17T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
Xiaomi 17T
2407614
CPU200677709591
GPU236558762021
Memory148683409017
UX155415526985
NanoReview Score7413332407614

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 11 Android 16
OS Size 19.4 GB n/a
UI Skin HarmonyOS 2.0 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 4360 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Xiaomi 17T
28:50
Web Browsing05:47 h13:50 h
Video Playback09:15 h18:40 h
Games04:08 h07:52 h
Standby Mode90 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 5x
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 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP		 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/1.8f/1.7
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50AOmnivision OV50
Sensor size1/1.51/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/3.0
Focal length90 mm115 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/21/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/3.06 (0.33)
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom149n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No 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 P50 Pro
144
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
146
Xiaomi 17T
n/a

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/be)
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 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
- USB-Host 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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB
Xiaomi 17T
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2021 yr May, 2026 yr
Release Date August, 2021 yr May, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 749
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- 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 17T the clear winner in this comparison.

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