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

Xiaomi 12X vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

63 out 100
Xiaomi 12X
VS
54 out 100
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Xiaomi 12X
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12X Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 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
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 176g vs 189g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.39in
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12X and Huawei Mate 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12X
vs
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.28 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 500 nits 660 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 87.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12X
924 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamut98.6 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)523 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12X], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12X
89.3 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12X and Huawei Mate 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 Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12X
3428
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1297933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34282383
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12X]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12X
806389
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU237508192149
GPU235693158975
Memory153330112523
UX179858126437
NanoReview Score806389590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12X
4251
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.37.6 °C46.8 °C
Stability98 %48 %
Graphics Test25 fps14 fps
Graphics Score42512480
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12X], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing scoren/a10968
Web scoren/a6821
Video editingn/a5781
Data manipulationn/a7579
NanoReview Scoren/a8592

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 29.3 GB 15.2 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12X
22:44
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing09:35 h07:46 h
Video Playback14:39 h11:44 h
Games05:35 h04:55 h
Standby Mode101 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.561/1.73
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length12 mm16 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/2.7
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
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 Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
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/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a21
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 1050
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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