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Xiaomi 12T vs Huawei Honor 70

66 out 100
Xiaomi 12T
VS
61 out 100
Huawei Honor 70
Xiaomi 12T
Huawei Honor 70

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12T Manufactured in October, 2022, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra, vs Huawei Honor 70, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. 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 12T
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 202g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12T and Huawei Honor 70
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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12T
vs
Huawei Honor 70

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12T
950 nits
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz61 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12T], [Huawei Honor 70]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.1 mm (6.42 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 7.91 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Water resistance IP53 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12T
86.7 %
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12T and Huawei Honor 70 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max Frequency 2850 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 580 Hexagon 770
Graphics Mali-G610 MP6 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 768 512
GPU Frequency 860 MHz 608 MHz
FLOPS 1309 GFLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12T
1209
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12T
3544
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12091064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)35443025
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12T], [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12T
844608
Huawei Honor 70
618614
CPU261543198611
GPU203940149579
Memory181754122975
UX197371147449
NanoReview Score844608618614
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12T
5860
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Max Surface Temp.35.7 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test35 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5860n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12T], [Huawei Honor 70]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12T
11924
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Writing score16185n/a
Web score10678n/a
Video editing6831n/a
Data manipulation10178n/a
NanoReview Score11924n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 4 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 25.5 GB 21 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Magic UI 8

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 7 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:23 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12T
21:37
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Web Browsing08:33 h09:26 h
Video Playback12:21 h13:55 h
Games04:59 h05:40 h
Standby Mode109 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 54 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9204 pixels 8768x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP54 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6Sony IMX800
Sensor size1/1.671/1.49
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorSamsung S5K4H7n/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12T
120
Huawei Honor 70
115
Video quality
Xiaomi 12T
127
Huawei Honor 70
129
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12T
115
Huawei Honor 70
115
Bokeh6555
Preview6360
Zoom6777
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T], [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX596 Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/3.47 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 0.7 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 6 (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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
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/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12T
87.4 dB
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2022 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2022 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 550
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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