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Xiaomi 12T vs Huawei Pura 80 Ultra

66 out 100
Xiaomi 12T
VS
81 out 100
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
Xiaomi 12T
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12T Manufactured in October, 2022, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra, vs Huawei Pura 80 Ultra, Manufactured in June, 2025with 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 12T
  • Lighter design: 202g vs 233.5g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5700mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12T 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 12T
vs
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1276x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 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 86.7 % 90 %
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 Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.1 mm (6.42 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 233.5 g (8.24 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue		 - Black
- Gold
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12T
86.7 %
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
90 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12T and Huawei Pura 80 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra HiSilicon Kirin 9020
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)		 - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 580 Da Vinci
Graphics Mali-G610 MP6 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 768 1024
GPU Frequency 860 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1309 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12T
1209
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
1610
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12T
3544
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
5144
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12091610
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)35445144
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12T
844608
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
1175329
CPU261543355787
GPU203940282352
Memory181754318260
UX197371218930
NanoReview Score8446081175329
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12T
5860
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Max Surface Temp.35.7 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test35 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5860n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12T
11924
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Writing score16185n/a
Web score10678n/a
Video editing6831n/a
Data manipulation10178n/a
NanoReview Score11924n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
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 15) HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1)
OS Size 25.5 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5700 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 7 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:23 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12T
21:37
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Web Browsing08:33 hn/a
Video Playback12:21 hn/a
Games04:59 hn/a
Standby Mode109 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9204 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 9.4x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12.5 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6n/a
Sensor size1/1.671/0
Pixel size0.64 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a83 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSamsung S5K4H7n/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12T
120
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12T
127
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12T
115
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom67n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX596 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.47 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 6 (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 5.3 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
- 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/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12T
87.4 dB
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2022 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2022 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1499
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 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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