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Xiaomi 12T vs Huawei P30 Pro

66 out 100
Xiaomi 12T
VS
54 out 100
Huawei P30 Pro
Xiaomi 12T
Huawei P30 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12T Manufactured in October, 2022, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra, vs Huawei P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 202g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12T and Huawei P30 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 12T
vs
Huawei P30 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 570 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12T
950 nits
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz231 Hz
Response time1 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12T], [Huawei P30 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.1 mm (6.42 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 73.4 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12T
86.7 %
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12T and Huawei P30 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2850 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 580 Yes
Graphics Mali-G610 MP6 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 768 360
GPU Frequency 860 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1309 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12T
1209
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12T
3544
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1209912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)35442259
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12T
844608
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
CPU261543195913
GPU203940159297
Memory181754117921
UX197371128557
NanoReview Score844608601688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12T
5860
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Max Surface Temp.35.7 °C40 °C
Stability99 %48 %
Graphics Test35 fps14 fps
Graphics Score58602490
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12T], [Huawei P30 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12T
11924
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Writing score1618510855
Web score106787067
Video editing68315710
Data manipulation101787553
NanoReview Score119248525

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 25.5 GB 13.4 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 7 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:23 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12T
21:37
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing08:33 h08:25 h
Video Playback12:21 h13:36 h
Games04:59 h05:24 h
Standby Mode109 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9204 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/1.671/1.7
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
SensorSamsung S5K4H7n/a
Sensor size1/41/2.7
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12T
120
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Video quality
Xiaomi 12T
127
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12T
115
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Bokeh65n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom67n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T], [Huawei P30 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 29 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.47 1/2.8
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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12T
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
110
Video quality
Xiaomi 12T
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
130

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
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 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12T
87.4 dB
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2022 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date October, 2022 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12T the clear winner in this comparison.

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