Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 and Huawei P50 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 vs Huawei P50 Pro

65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
VS
67 out 100
Huawei P50 Pro
Xiaomi 12
Huawei P50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Huawei P50 Pro, Manufactured in August, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G. 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
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 195g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4360mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

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
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 and Huawei P50 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 P50 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.28 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1228x2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 91 %
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 P50 Pro
752 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a60 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P50 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 158.8 mm (6.25 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 72.8 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 and Huawei P50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2840 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)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12
1702
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12
3977
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17021369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39773644
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12
1187033
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
CPU308025200677
GPU439066236558
Memory237645148683
UX212297155415
NanoReview Score1187033741333
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12
8751
Huawei P50 Pro
n/a
Stability60 %n/a
Graphics Test52 fpsn/a
Graphics Score8751n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12
12987
Huawei P50 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
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11
OS Size n/a 19.4 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HarmonyOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4360 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (87% in 30 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Web Browsing06:17 h05:47 h
Video Playback10:46 h09:15 h
Games04:42 h04:08 h
Standby Mode71 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX766Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size1/1.561/1.5
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13B10Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/3.061/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
118
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
121
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12
113
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Bokeh5580
Preview6953
Zoom72149
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12], [Huawei P50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 CMOS
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
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 P50 Pro
144
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.2
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
- USB-Host 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
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/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr August, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 1000
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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