Home Phone comparison Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Xiaomi 12T - Which is better?

Huawei Pura 70 Pro vs Xiaomi 12T

75 out 100
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
VS
66 out 100
Xiaomi 12T
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
Xiaomi 12T

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Pro Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Xiaomi 12T, Manufactured in October, 2022 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100 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 Pura 70 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5050mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12T
  • Lighter design: 202g vs 220g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • 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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Xiaomi 12T
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 Pura 70 Pro
vs
Xiaomi 12T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1260x2844 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
950 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
91.4 %
Xiaomi 12T
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Xiaomi 12T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010 MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci MediaTek APU 580
Graphics Maleoon 910 Mali-G610 MP6
GPU Cores 1024 768
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 1309 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
1420
Xiaomi 12T
1209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
4264
Xiaomi 12T
3544
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14201209
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)42643544
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Pura 70 Pro], [Xiaomi 12T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
939616
Xiaomi 12T
844608
CPU316992261543
GPU194727203940
Memory240630181754
UX187267197371
NanoReview Score939616844608
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
5860
Max Surface Temp.n/a35.7 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a35 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5860
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
11924
Writing scoren/a16185
Web scoren/a10678
Video editingn/a6831
Data manipulationn/a10178
NanoReview Scoren/a11924

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 25.5 GB
UI Skin n/a HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5050 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:23 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
21:37
Web Browsingn/a08:33 h
Video Playbackn/a12:21 h
Gamesn/a04:59 h
Standby Moden/a109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12.5 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.7
Focal length25 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSamsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size1/1.31/1.67
Pixel size1.2 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.1n/a
Focal length93 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix125 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K4H7
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
120
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
127
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
115
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a67
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX596
Sensor size n/a 1/3.47
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 6 (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 5.3
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
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 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/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12T
87.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1300 600
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - 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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