Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 and Huawei Honor 10 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 vs Huawei Honor 10

65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
VS
39 out 100
Huawei Honor 10
Xiaomi 12
Huawei Honor 10

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Huawei Honor 10, Manufactured in April, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. 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
  • Larger display: 6.28in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10
  • Higher pixel density: 432ppi
  • Lighter design: 153g vs 180g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 and Huawei Honor 10
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
vs
Huawei Honor 10

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.28 in 5.84 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2280 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 432 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 77.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
Huawei Honor 10
507 nits
Contrastn/a1423:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 10]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %
Huawei Honor 10
77.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 and Huawei Honor 10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Cores 1024 216
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 767 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12
1702
Huawei Honor 10
526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12
3977
Huawei Honor 10
1570
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1702526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39771570
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12
1187033
Huawei Honor 10
353467
CPU30802580042
GPU439066106499
Memory23764581766
UX21229785160
NanoReview Score1187033353467
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12
8751
Huawei Honor 10
827
Max Surface Temp.n/a40 °C
Stability60 %75 %
Graphics Test52 fps4 fps
Graphics Score8751827
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12], [Huawei Honor 10]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12
12987
Huawei Honor 10
6542
Writing score148406772
Web score115345225
Video editing74525075
Data manipulation96435611
NanoReview Score129876542

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1833 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3400 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (87% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 25 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Huawei Honor 10
15:50
Web Browsing06:17 h06:33 h
Video Playback10:46 h09:58 h
Games04:42 h04:09 h
Standby Mode71 h72 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4616x3464 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 16 MP
Monochrome: 24 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP16 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX498
Sensor size1/1.561/2.8
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length12 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
118
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
121
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12
113
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom72n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5760x4312 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.9 μm
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

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 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
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/B66)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12
n/a
Huawei Honor 10
84.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr April, 2018 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr April, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 450
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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