Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12X and Huawei Honor 20 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12X vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro

63 out 100
Xiaomi 12X
VS
51 out 100
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Xiaomi 12X
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12X Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870, vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro, Manufactured in June, 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 12X
  • Larger display: 6.28in
  • Higher pixel density: 419ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 176g vs 182g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi 12X and Huawei Honor 20 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 12X
    vs
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED IPS LCD
    Size 6.28 in 6.26 in
    Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 419 ppi 412 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
    Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
    Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 84.2 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Xiaomi 12X
    924 nits
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    494 nits
    sRGB gamut98.6 %100 %
    PWM (Flicker)523 Hz333 Hz
    Response time1 ms33 ms
    Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12X], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 154.6 mm (6.09 in)
    Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
    Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
    Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
    Water resistance No No
    Back panel Glass Glass
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - Black
    - Blue
    - Pink    		 - Black
    - Blue
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi 12X
    89.3 %
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    84.2 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi 12X and Huawei Honor 20 Pro In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 HiSilicon Kirin 980
    Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2600 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
    Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
    - 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
    - 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))    		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
    - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
    - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Yes
    Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G76 MP10
    GPU Cores 768 360
    GPU Frequency 670 MHz 720 MHz
    FLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi 12X
    1297
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    955
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi 12X
    3428
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    2503
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1297955
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34282503
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12X]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi 12X
    806389
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    591363
    CPU237508189613
    GPU235693158736
    Memory153330121205
    UX179858121809
    NanoReview Score806389591363
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi 12X
    4251
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    2481
    Max Surface Temp.37.6 °C46.7 °C
    Stability98 %47 %
    Graphics Test25 fps14 fps
    Graphics Score42512481
    Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12X], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi 12X
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    8855
    Writing scoren/a10875
    Web scoren/a7309
    Video editingn/a5734
    Data manipulationn/a7972
    NanoReview Scoren/a8855

    Memory

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

    Software

    OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
    OS Size 29.3 GB 13 GB
    UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 Magic 4.0

    Battery

    Volume 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
    Max Charging Power 67 W 225 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging No No
    Fast Charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:25 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi 12X
    22:44
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    20:55
    Web Browsing09:35 h08:17 h
    Video Playback14:39 h12:21 h
    Games05:35 h05:04 h
    Standby Mode101 h103 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
    Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
    Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
    Flash Dual LED LED
    Stabilization Optical Optical
    8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
    Wide-angle lens 123 ° 117 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 13 MP
    Macro: 5 MP    		 Standard: 48 MP
    Telephoto: 8 MP
    Ultra-wide: 16 MP
    Macro: 2 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.4
    Focal length26 mm28 mm
    SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX586
    Sensor size1/1.561/2
    Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrixn/a8 MP
    Aperturen/af/2.4
    Focal lengthn/a80 mm
    Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
    Stabilizationn/aOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix13 MP16 MP
    Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
    Focal length12 mm17 mm
    SensorOmniVision OV13B10n/a
    Sensor size1/3.061/3.1
    Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Xiaomi 12X
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    117
    Video quality
    Xiaomi 12X
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    97
    Overall camera score
    Xiaomi 12X
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    111
    Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

    Front camera

    Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
    Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
    Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
    Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
    Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 BSI CMOS
    Sensor size 1/3 1/2.8
    Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 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
    Selfie camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Xiaomi 12X
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    104
    Video quality
    Xiaomi 12X
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    126

    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 5.1 5
    Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
    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
    - NAVIC    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    NFC* Varies by region Yes
    Infrared Port Yes No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *n/aNo
    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 (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
    LTE categoryn/a21
    5G SupportYesNo

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Mono
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos Yes No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Xiaomi 12X
    90.1 dB
    Huawei Honor 20 Pro
    84.9 dB

    Other

    Class Flagship Flagship
    Announced December, 2021 yr May, 2019 yr
    Release Date December, 2021 yr June, 2019 yr
    Launch Price ($) 650 600
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

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

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