Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 Pro and Huawei P30 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Huawei P30 Pro

70 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Pro
VS
54 out 100
Huawei P30 Pro
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Huawei P30 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Huawei P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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 Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 204g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Pro and Huawei P30 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12 Pro
vs
Huawei P30 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.73 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 970 nits 570 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)367 Hz231 Hz
Response time5 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Huawei P30 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 73.4 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Pro and Huawei P30 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 1024 360
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1674912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40292259
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
CPU314669195913
GPU437869159297
Memory204120117921
UX237360128557
NanoReview Score1194018601688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °C40 °C
Stability67 %48 %
Graphics Test55 fps14 fps
Graphics Score92992490
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Huawei P30 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Writing score1313210855
Web score108457067
Video editing74405710
Data manipulation93417553
NanoReview Score117628525

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 26.5 GB 13.4 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing06:40 h08:25 h
Video Playback10:08 h13:36 h
Games04:44 h05:24 h
Standby Mode81 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX707Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/1.281/1.7
Pixel size1.22 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/3.4
Focal length48 mm125 mm
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/4
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm16 mm
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/2.7
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Bokeh70n/a
Preview70n/a
Zoom102n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Huawei P30 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 29 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32b40 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
110
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
130

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category2021
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 1000
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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