Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 and Huawei P40 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 vs Huawei P40 Pro

65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
VS
61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
Xiaomi 12
Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. 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
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.58in
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 and Huawei P40 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
vs
Huawei P40 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.28 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 92.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a365 Hz
Response timen/a3 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2860 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)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 1024 576
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12
1702
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12
3977
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17021111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39773131
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12
1187033
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU308025217681
GPU439066212255
Memory237645146459
UX212297141962
NanoReview Score1187033718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12
8751
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.2 °C
Stability60 %55 %
Graphics Test52 fps19 fps
Graphics Score87513286
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12], [Huawei P40 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12
12987
Huawei P40 Pro
n/a
Writing score14840n/a
Web score11534n/a
Video editing7452n/a
Data manipulation9643n/a
NanoReview Score12987n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0
OS Size n/a 16.5 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (27 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (87% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing06:17 h08:10 h
Video Playback10:46 h13:26 h
Games04:42 h04:54 h
Standby Mode71 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital 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 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.561/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/1.8
Focal length12 mm18 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13B10Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/3.061/1.54
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
118
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
121
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12
113
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokeh5575
Preview6945
Zoom72124
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 μm
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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
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
- 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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category2021
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 720
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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