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

Xiaomi 12 vs Huawei Pura 80 Ultra

65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
VS
81 out 100
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
Xiaomi 12
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Huawei Pura 80 Ultra, 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 233.5g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5700mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 and Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
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 Pura 80 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.28 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1276x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 90 %
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 Pura 80 Ultra
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 233.5 g (8.24 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Gold
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
90 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 and Huawei Pura 80 Ultra 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
1702
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
1610
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12
3977
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
5144
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17021610
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39775144
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12
1187033
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
1175329
CPU308025355787
GPU439066282352
Memory237645318260
UX212297218930
NanoReview Score11870331175329
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12
8751
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
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 Pura 80 Ultra
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		 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5700 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (87% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:46 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Web Browsing06:17 hn/a
Video Playback10:46 hn/a
Games04:42 hn/a
Standby Mode71 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 9.4x
Flash Dual LED 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: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12.5 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/0
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a83 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
118
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
121
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12
113
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom72n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 CMOS
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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- 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 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/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1499
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 Yes 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 80 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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