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Xiaomi 12X vs Huawei P20 Pro

63 out 100
Xiaomi 12X
VS
47 out 100
Huawei P20 Pro
Xiaomi 12X
Huawei P20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12X Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870, vs Huawei P20 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. 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 180g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 4.2
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P20 Pro
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12X and Huawei P20 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 P20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.28 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2240 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 18.7:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 408 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 500 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 82.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12X
924 nits
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
sRGB gamut98.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)523 Hz238 Hz
Response time1 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12X], [Huawei P20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 155 mm (6.1 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 73 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12X
89.3 %
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12X and Huawei P20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 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))		 - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Yes
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Cores 768 216
GPU Frequency 670 MHz 767 MHz
FLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12X
1297
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12X
3428
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1297518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34281562
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12X]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12X
806389
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
CPU23750895187
GPU235693104334
Memory15333082832
UX17985890088
NanoReview Score806389372441
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12X
4251
Huawei P20 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.37.6 °Cn/a
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test25 fpsn/a
Graphics Score4251n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12X]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1833 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 29.3 GB 12 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 EMUI 10

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 SuperCharge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12X
22:44
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Web Browsing09:35 h07:43 h
Video Playback14:39 h11:30 h
Games05:35 h05:07 h
Standby Mode101 h80 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 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) 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
Monochrome: 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 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.561/1.74
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length12 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Video quality
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.9 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 P20 Pro
79
Video quality
Xiaomi 12X
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
113

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 4.2
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
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 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 categoryn/a18
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 P20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr March, 2018 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr April, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 900
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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