Huawei Pura 70 Pro vs Xiaomi 12 Pro

75 out 100

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70 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Pro Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Xiaomi 12 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 70 Pro

Larger display: 6.8in
Higher battery capacity: 5050mAh vs 4600mAh
Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Supports DisplayPort
Built-in eSIM

Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro

Higher pixel density: 521ppi
Lighter design: 204g vs 220g
Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 16/512 GB

- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Xiaomi 12 Pro

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

91

Xiaomi 12 Pro

86

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

86

Xiaomi 12 Pro

74

Performance

App & system performance

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

59

Xiaomi 12 Pro

63

Games

3D gaming performance

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

35

Xiaomi 12 Pro

60

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

80

Xiaomi 12 Pro

61

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

85

Xiaomi 12 Pro

78

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

75

Xiaomi 12 Pro

70

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Connectivity:

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	OLED	AMOLED
Size	6.8 in	6.73 in
Resolution	1260x2844 pixels	1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	20:9
Pixel density	460 ppi	521 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (1-120 Hz)	Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness	2500 nits	970 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate	300 Hz	480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio	91.4 %	89.5 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

n/a

Xiaomi 12 Pro

1049 nits

sRGB gamut	n/a	99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)	n/a	367 Hz
Response time	n/a	5 ms
Contrast	n/a	∞ Infinite

Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width	75.1 mm (2.96 in)	74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.66 mm (0.34 in)
Weight	220 g (7.76 oz)	204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance	IP68	No
Cooling system	Vapor chamber	Vapor chamber
Back panel	Glass	Glass
Frame	Metal	Metal
Colors	- White - Black - Purple	- Black - Blue - Green - Pink
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

91.4 %

Xiaomi 12 Pro

89.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Xiaomi 12 Pro In benchmarks

Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 9010	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency	2300 MHz	3000 MHz
CPU Cores	12 (2 + 6 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510) - 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121) - 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121)	- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process	SMIC	Samsung
Transistor Size	7 nm	4 nm
Neural Processor	Da Vinci	Hexagon
Graphics	Maleoon 910	Adreno 730
GPU Cores	1024	1024
GPU Frequency	750 MHz	818 MHz
FLOPS	1536 GFLOPS	1675.3 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

1420

Xiaomi 12 Pro

1674

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

4264

Xiaomi 12 Pro

4029

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1420	1674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	4264	4029

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Pura 70 Pro], [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

AnTuTu 10

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

939616

Xiaomi 12 Pro

1194018

CPU	316992	314669
GPU	194727	437869
Memory	240630	204120
UX	187267	237360
NanoReview Score	939616	1194018

3DMark Wild Life

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

n/a

Xiaomi 12 Pro

9299

Max Surface Temp.	n/a	41.2 °C
Stability	n/a	67 %
Graphics Test	n/a	55 fps
Graphics Score	n/a	9299

Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

PCMark 3.0

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

n/a

Xiaomi 12 Pro

11762

Writing score	n/a	13132
Web score	n/a	10845
Video editing	n/a	7440
Data manipulation	n/a	9341
NanoReview Score	n/a	11762

Memory

RAM Size	12 GB	- 8 GB - 12 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory Frequency	4200 MHz	3200 MHz
Channels	4	2

Storage Capacity	- 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB	- 128 GB - 256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Memory Card	No	No

Software

OS	HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2)	Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size	n/a	26.5 GB
UI Skin	n/a	HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume	5050 mAh	4600 mAh
Max Charging Power	100 W	120 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (80 W)	Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging	Yes (Wireless)	Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging	Yes	Yes (50% in 8 min)
Full Charge Time	n/a	0:21 h

Battery Life

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

n/a

Xiaomi 12 Pro

16:53

Web Browsing	n/a	06:40 h
Video Playback	n/a	10:08 h
Games	n/a	04:44 h
Standby Mode	n/a	81 h

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	8192x6144 pixels	8700x5800 pixels
Zoom	Optical, 3.5x	Optical, 2x
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K Recording	No	Up to 24FPS
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)	1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens	n/a	115 °
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12.5 MP	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.4 - 4.0	f/1.9
Focal length	25 mm	24 mm
Sensor	Omnivision OV50H	Sony IMX707
Sensor size	1/1.3	1/1.28
Pixel size	1.2 μm	1.22 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	48 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/2.1	f/1.9
Focal length	93 mm	48 mm
Sensor	n/a	Samsung JN1
Sensor size	n/a	1/2.76
Pixel size	n/a	0.64 μm
Stabilization	Optical	Digital

Matrix	125 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	13 mm	14 mm
Sensor	n/a	Samsung JN1
Sensor size	n/a	1/2.76
Pixel size	n/a	0.64 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

n/a

Xiaomi 12 Pro

136

Video quality

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

n/a

Xiaomi 12 Pro

125

Overall camera score

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

n/a

Xiaomi 12 Pro

129

Bokeh	n/a	70
Preview	n/a	70
Zoom	n/a	102

Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix	13 MP	32 MP
Photo resolution	4160x3120 pixels	6528x4896 pixels
Aperture	f/2.4	f/2.5
Focal length	n/a	26 mm
Sensor	CMOS	OmniVision OV32b40
Sensor size	n/a	1/3.14
Pixel size	n/a	0.7 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	No
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 fps	1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor	No	No

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)
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	5.2
Bluetooth features	LE	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	Yes DP 1.2	n/a
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	Yes	Yes

SIM Count*	2	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	Yes	No
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)	GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G Bands	WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19	WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category	n/a	20
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	No	Yes

Max Volume

Huawei Pura 70 Pro

n/a

Xiaomi 12 Pro

84.2 dB

Other

Class	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	April, 2024 yr	December, 2021 yr
Release Date	April, 2024 yr	December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($)	1300	999
Sensors	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor	- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included	Yes 100 W	Yes 120 W

Note

Huawei Pura 70 Pro:

There is a smartphone model that supports only one physical SIM card and eSIM.

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Huawei Pura 70 Pro vs Xiaomi 12 Pro

Key Differences

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Display

Design & Build

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