Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 Pro and Huawei Pura 80 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Huawei Pura 80

70 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Pro
VS
79 out 100
Huawei Pura 80
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Huawei Pura 80

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Huawei Pura 80, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020. 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 Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Lighter design: 204g vs 211g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 80
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 4600mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Pro and Huawei Pura 80
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 Pura 80

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.73 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1256x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 970 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 89.7 %
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 Pura 80
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)367 Hzn/a
Response time5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 157.7 mm (6.21 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %
Huawei Pura 80
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Pro and Huawei Pura 80 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process Samsung SMIC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 730 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Huawei Pura 80
1629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Huawei Pura 80
5134
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16741629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40295134
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
Huawei Pura 80
1206733
CPU314669376339
GPU437869287783
Memory204120322037
UX237360220574
NanoReview Score11940181206733
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °Cn/a
Stability67 %n/a
Graphics Test55 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9299n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Writing score13132n/a
Web score10845n/a
Video editing7440n/a
Data manipulation9341n/a
NanoReview Score11762n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNon/a

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1)
OS Size 26.5 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:21 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Web Browsing06:40 hn/a
Video Playback10:08 hn/a
Games04:44 hn/a
Standby Mode81 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS n/a
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 1920 fps (720p) 480 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX707n/a
Sensor size1/1.281/1.3
Pixel size1.22 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/3.4
Focal length48 mm125 mm
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Huawei Pura 80
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview70n/a
Zoom102n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor OmniVision OV32b40 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
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 category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB
Huawei Pura 80
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 700
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - 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.

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