Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Ultra Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4860mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Lighter design: 215g vs 225g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Huawei Honor Magic 4 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.73 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1312x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 93.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1064 nits
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
957 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %94.7 %
PWM (Flicker)186 Hz119 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.17 mm (6.42 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74.92 mm (2.95 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 9.06 mm (0.36 in) 9.15 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
89.4 %
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
93.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1458
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
1464
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
3970
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
3918
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14581464
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39703918
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1234229
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
1012201
CPU331276259919
GPU485862367772
Memory182917179429
UX234174205090
NanoReview Score12342291012201
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
9860
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.49.2 °Cn/a
Stability70 %n/a
Graphics Test59 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9860n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
13365
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
n/a
Writing score15792n/a
Web score11773n/a
Video editing7444n/a
Data manipulation9984n/a
NanoReview Score13365n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 12
OS Size 32 GB 21 GB
UI Skin MIUI 13 Magic UI 6

Battery

Volume 4860 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (100 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 0:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
21:00
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
17:09
Web Browsing08:46 h07:18 h
Video Playback13:01 h12:02 h
Games05:25 h05:16 h
Standby Mode96 h68 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 9216x6912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.5x
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 3840 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 128 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 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 length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX989Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/11/1.56
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP64 MP
Aperturef/4.1f/3.5
Focal length120 mm90 mm
SensorSony IMX586Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/2.01/2.0
Pixel size0.8 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2.01/2.5
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
137
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
132
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
117
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
126
Bokeh6560
Preview6362
Zoom136111

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 n/a
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32C n/a
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
103
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
132
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
n/a

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
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
83.2 dB
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
88.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2022 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr April, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 890 1100
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W Yes 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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